“Google is not now, nor (to the Court’s knowledge) has it ever been, an arm of the United States government,” wrote District Judge Stephen Wilson.
by Billy Binion
Reason.com
A lawsuit from Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D–Hawaii) that sought to radically alter the First Amendment and its application to private companies was rejected by a federal judge on Tuesday.
The congresswoman and presidential candidate sued Google for infringing on her right to free speech when the company temporarily suspended her campaign advertising site for six hours after the first Democratic debate.
“Google is not now, nor (to the Court’s knowledge) has it ever been, an arm of the United States government,” wrote District Judge Stephen Wilson of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, noting that the First Amendment prohibits government censorship, but does not apply to the decisions made by private businesses.