Right-wing troll who sexually harassed AOC on steps of US Capitol sues her for blocking him on Twitter
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Mr Stein has a constitutional right to access Ms. Cortez’s Twitter account as part of vigorous public comment and criticism,” the suit claims. “Ms Cortez’s practice of blocking Twitter users she disagrees with is unconstitutional and this suit seeks to redress that wrong.” AOC blocked Mr Stein in July 2022 when the far-right provocateur harassed her while she walked up the steps of the US Capitol. “Her retaliatory actions were premised on Mr Stein’s political satire of her, and his political opposition to Ms Cortez’s words, actions, and her support for the murder of unborn children,” the suit claims. If Mr Stein was a supporter of Ms Cortez, Ms Cortez would not have blocked him.” The suit points to a 2018 lawsuit where a judge ruled that Donald Trump had violated the First Amendment by blocking critics on his personal @realdonaldtrump Twitter account.
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