What is a state actor?

Published: Oct. 6, 2021, 11:47 p.m.

Former President Donald Trump has sued Twitter trying to get back on the platform. His suit says Twitter violated his First Amendment rights and that they broke a new Florida law that purports to prohibit social media companies from being banned in a manner inconsistent with the companies\u2019 internal policies. The thing is, the First Amendment applies to the government restricting free speech and Trump\u2019s theory is that Twitter is a state actor. When would a private entity be considered a state actor? Is there a case to be made that Dominion Voting Systems is a state actor? One group of people thinks so, and they\u2019ve filed a new class action lawsuit against Dominion Voting Systems that says the cease and desist letters the company sent them after the 2020 elections are RICO. Ken, is it RICO?!

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Plus: a detailed report on whether Trump is really at risk of state charges in Georgia, Matt Gaetz\u2019s legal team, Dan Scavino evades a subpoena from a congressional committee.