Texas AG Unblocks Some Twitter Critics Amid Lawsuit

The Texas Tribune reports:

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has unblocked on Twitter the nine Texans who sued him after they say they were unconstitutionally blocked for criticizing him or his policies on the social media platform.

In a lawsuit filed in April, a group of Texans said being blocked from viewing Paxton’s tweets from his @KenPaxtonTX account was a violation of the First Amendment because it limited the rights of people to participate in a public forum and access statements made by the public official.

Lyndsey Wajert, a legal fellow with the Knight First Amendment Institute, said while Paxton has unblocked the nine Texans, the case has not been dismissed.

Read the full article. I remain blocked by Paxton.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has unblocked nine Texans on Twitter after they sued him. They say they were unconstitutionally blocked for criticizing him or his policies on the social media platform. https://t.co/IuzsygDpiH

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) May 6, 2021