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Daily Wire wins landmark free speech victory in censorship lawsuit against State Dept
Daily Wire Wins Landmark Free Speech Victory In Censorship Lawsuit Against State Department
In a major legal victory for free speech, the State Department has settled a lawsuit brought by The Daily Wire and others in 2023, ensuring an end to its support for censorship of American media outlets and putting the burden on the government to prove compliance to outlets harmed by its actions.A federal judge on Wednesday entered a consent decree placing The Daily Wire and the Federalist, a co-plaintiff, in charge of ensuring that future State Departments do not fund efforts to deem news outlets “disinformation,” concluding the years-long First Amendment battle. The settlement will prohibit the State Department from supporting any further censorship of Americans, and appoint the plaintiffs as compliance monitors until 2036.“Today marks an important day for preserving free speech in the digital era,” said Caleb Robinson, The Daily Wire’s CEO. “The U.S. Government has acknowledged its censorship structures under the Biden administration, and will now be subject to limitations on similar behavior in the future.”The Daily Wire will not be silenced, and will always fight for freedom....
