A federal judge will allow two states suing the federal government over allegedly encouraging social media platforms to censor user views to do the further discovery needed to keep their lawsuit alive.
Discovery helps litigants gather evidence for trial and can consist of examinations under oath and requests for documents.
U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty of Monroe, Louisiana, issued the new order on Nov. 8 after the U.S. Supreme Court on June 26 threw out the request by Missouri and Louisiana to prevent the Biden administration from communicating with social media companies about public health issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic….