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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton achieved a significant win against the alleged censorship of American media by the Biden Administration.
Texas Attorney General Claims Win Against Biden Administration in Media Censorship Lawsuit
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claims to have achieved a significant win in an ongoing legal battle against the Biden Administration’s alleged censorship of American media companies. The federal government’s attempt to have the lawsuit dismissed was thwarted when a federal district court judge denied the request and ordered expedited discovery.
This victory stems from a lawsuit initiated in December 2023, when Attorney General Paxton sued the U.S. Department of State, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and other government officials. The lawsuit alleged a conspiracy to censor, deplatform, and demonetize media outlets disfavored by the federal government. The State Department’s Global Engagement Center, originally authorized to counter foreign propaganda, was accused of unlawfully intervening in the news-media market to limit the reach and business viability of domestic news organizations by funding censorship technology and private censorship enterprises.
Multiple prominent media outlets, including The Daily Wire and The Federalist, joined Texas in this lawsuit. The New Civil Liberties Alliance also lent its support as co-counsel, emphasizing the significance of protecting Americans’ constitutional rights from what they described as “tyrannical federal government” actions.
Texas Attorney General Previously Issued Press Release on Media Censorship Lawsuit
In the December 6, 2023, press release, Attorney General Paxton denounced the State Department’s alleged mission to erase the First Amendment, labeling it “completely un-American.” The lawsuit detailed how conservative news organizations were adversely affected by being branded as “unreliable” or “risky,” resulting in financial repercussions and reduced circulation of their reporting and speech. The complaint painted the State Department’s actions as “one of the most egregious government operations to censor the American press in the history of the nation.”
In response to the recent victory, Attorney General Paxton reiterated his commitment to safeguarding the First Amendment, condemning what he described as the Biden Administration’s “reprehensible attempt to censor the American press.”
“The Biden Administration made a reprehensible attempt to censor the American press with funding intended to monitor foreign propaganda, aiming to repress viewpoints the federal government disagreed with,” said Attorney General Paxton. “Abusing taxpayer money, Biden repurposed a government agency into a censorship apparatus. It must stop, and I am proud to lead the Nation’s fight to save the First Amendment.”
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