September 2024

9th Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Claimed Censorship Case Against Facebook and Fact-Checking Organizations Brought by RFK, Jr. Group

By Daniela Abratt-Cohen

PUBLISHED IN: MediaLawLetter September 2024

TOPICS : Digital Media, First Amendment, Section 230

The Court held the district court properly dismissed a case filed by Children’s Health Defense, a nonprofit organization founded by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., that advocates against vaccines, finding that it failed to a state a claim that fact-checks, and other restrictions, regarding its ability to post and fundraise on Facebook violated the First Amendment and other federal laws.

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