Cases
The Daily Wire, The Federalist, Texas v. State Department
CASE SUMMARY
The State Department used its Global Engagement Center (“GEC”) to finance the development and promotion of censorship technology and enterprises, including NewsGuard and the Global Disinformation Index. These censorship technologies and enterprises targeted many conservative media outlets, including The Daily Wire and The Federalist, seeking to defund and suppress conservative news.
The State Department’s censorship scheme violated the First Amendment rights of The Daily Wire, The Federalist, and numerous similar outlets. The State of Texas joined NCLA in this lawsuit, recognizing that this enterprise interfered in its sovereign interest in enforcing Texas’ law requiring social media companies with market power to provide non-discriminatory services as common carriers.
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RELEVANT MATERIALS
NCLA FILINGS
Plaintiff's Response in Opposition to Defendant's Rule 12(h)(3) Motion to Dismiss, Alternatively Motion to Reconsider (Dkt. 53)
September 20, 2024 | Read More
Order Granting Expedited Discovery
May 7, 2024 | Read More
Memorandum Opinion and Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Motion to Dismiss and Motion to Transfer
May 7, 2024 | Read More
Plaintiffs’ Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction
April 12, 2024 | Read More
Plaintiffs’ Response in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss
April 10, 2024 | Read More
PRESS RELEASES
Sec’y of State Marco Rubio Admits State Dept. Part of Censorship Industrial Complex, as NCLA Alleged
April 17, 2025 | Read More
In NCLA Victory Against Censorship, State Department Shutters Global Engagement Center
January 2, 2025 | Read More
NCLA Defeats Motion to Dismiss, Wins Expedited Discovery in Suit Alleging State Dept. Censorship
May 7, 2024 | Read More
NCLA Seeks Injunction to Halt U.S. State Department-Funded Censorship of Domestic Speech & Press
February 7, 2024 | Read More
NCLA Launches Lawsuit Against U.S. State Department-Funded Censorship Regime
December 6, 2023 | Read More
IN THE MEDIA
All the News Fit for You To Hear
December 6, 2023