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federal2024
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X Corp. v. Garland
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Key Holding
Twitter cannot publicly disclose the volume of national security letters and FISA requests it receives; the government's gag orders are constitutional.
Case Summary
X Corp. v. Garland upheld restrictions on social media companies' ability to disclose details about national security surveillance requests, holding that the government's secrecy requirements satisfied First Amendment scrutiny given the national security interests at stake.