Trump Administration Settles Murthy v. Missouri, Ending Government Social Media Censorship Case

The Trump administration reached a settlement in Murthy v. Missouri, ending the landmark First Amendment case over federal agencies coordinating with social media platforms to suppress speech. The government agreed not to continue the challenged conduct. The case, which reached the Supreme Court in 2024, alleged that the Biden administration coerced platforms including Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter into removing content related to COVID-19, elections, and other topics. The settlement avoids a definitive Supreme Court ruling on the constitutional limits of government-platform communication.