Has a website/blog/board ever been sued for violation of the first amendment rights for removing a post/blog/message etc... that they don't agree with?
2007-07-19 17:57:35 · 5 answers · asked by dahorndogd013 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I asked this question as a hypothetical question for a law class I am taking to see what oppinions I would get.
2007-07-20 15:17:44 · update #1
Unless the website/blog/board is run by the government, you can not sue the websites/blog/board for a violation of your first amendment rights. There is a first amendment violation only when there is government action.
2007-07-19 19:12:52 · answer #1 · answered by Edward r 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If someone had attempted to sue for this, it wouldn't have gone anywhere. Having a post/blog/message removed from a commercially or privately owned website/blog/board is not a violation of your first amendment rights.
2007-07-19 18:14:49 · answer #2 · answered by dh1977 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The website/blog/board owner is only exercising his/her First Amendment rights to Freedom of Press by determining what they will publish. Anyone who attempted such a lawsuit would be the one violating the First Amendment by trying to have the government force the website/blog/board owner to publish something they don't want to publish.
2007-07-19 18:40:55 · answer #3 · answered by Gray Wanderer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is taking flame wars a little bit too far.
2007-07-19 18:00:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO you can't sue Yahoo! for deleting your account....you agreed to the TOS when you made the account.
2007-07-19 18:03:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋