Texas Joins Lawsuit Against State Department Over Censorship of Conservative News

The Federalist, The Daily Wire, and the state of Texas have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. State Department, alleging that it is violating the U.S. Constitution by funding technology to silence Americans who question government claims. The lawsuit claims that the State Department is using a counterterrorism center intended to fight foreign disinformation to suppress speech of a segment of the American press. The lawsuit also alleges that the State Department is funding and promoting censorship technology and private censorship enterprises to render disfavored press outlets unprofitable. The lawsuit seeks a court declaration that the State Department's actions are unconstitutional and an order to end its funding and promotion of internet censorship tools.