Supreme Court Rejects X's Appeal in Trump Data Case
Supreme Court decisionsRejects onX's Appeal in Trump-related casesData Case
The Facts
Smith obtained a court-authorized warrant in January 2023 for information associated with Trump's @realDonaldTrump account as part of the election interference probe.
X (formerly Twitter) was initially prohibited from disclosing the warrant to Trump for 180 days and was fined $350,000 for failing to hand over the records on time.
The Spin
This ruling sets a dangerous precedent for privacy and privilege. The government can now potentially invade attorney-client, journalist-source, and doctor-patient privileges without notice. It's an unprecedented end-run around executive privilege that could have far-reaching consequences for all users of social media platforms.
