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#unconstitutional — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #unconstitutional, aggregated by home.social.

  1. Online keeps hammering X despite threat

    The US is not backing down from its fight to technology researchers who monitor safety risks on the biggest online platforms.

    In July, a judge blocked as an policy that the US relied on to weigh whether to and deport people who flag illegal or harmful online content as national risks. In his announcement of the policy, explained that by targeting a list of researchers—which he stood “ready and willing” to expand—the policy supposedly served to prevent foreign nationals from manipulating digital town squares and Americans.

    arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

  2. Online #hate #researcher keeps hammering X despite #deportation threat

    The US is not backing down from its fight to #deport #noncitizen technology researchers who monitor safety risks on the biggest online platforms.

    In July, a judge blocked as #unconstitutional an #immigration policy that the US relied on to weigh whether to #detain and deport people who flag illegal or harmful online content as national #security risks. In his announcement of the policy, #SecretaryofState #MarcoRubio explained that by targeting a list of researchers—which he stood “ready and willing” to expand—the policy supposedly served to prevent foreign nationals from manipulating digital town squares and #censoring Americans.
    #Twitter #ice #socialmedia

    arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

  3. A federal judge in California has ruled that the #Trump administration's actions to deny federal funds to sanctuary jurisdictions were #unconstitutional, stating that the president exceeded his authority with executive orders.

    ground.news/article/federal-ju

    #StopTheCoup #Authoritarinism #Trump2.0 #BlackMastodon

  4. By a vote of 51 to 48, w/ 1 senator voting “present,” the #Senate ruled that the charge was #unconstitutional because it failed to meet the requisite #constitutional bar of #HighCrimesAndMisdemeanors. #Republicans united in opposition except for Senator Lisa #Murkowski of Alaska, the lone “present” vote, while #Democrats were unanimous in favor, after arguing that a cabinet member cannot be impeached & removed merely for carrying out the policies of the admin they serve.

    #RepublicanDysfunction