This week, the Supreme Court will hear key arguments in the free speech suit against President Joe Biden filed in October 2023 after the attorneys general of Missouri and Lousiana, along with five other plaintiffs, asked the United States Supreme Court to uphold an injunction prohibiting the Biden administration from influencing or collaborating with large corporations like Meta and Google to silence free speech on social media sites by calling it “misinformation.” 

The attorney general accused the Biden administration and high-ranking officials of collaborating “under the guise of combating misinformation” and censoring controversial topics like COVID-19 and its vaccine, Hunter Biden’s laptop, and the effectiveness of wearing masks. 

The Republican Attorney General of Missouri, Andrew Bailey, made a statement saying, “I think it is absolutely critical that that injunction be affirmed as we move into this election cycle in order to continue to build the wall of separation between tech and state, in order to protect our election and integrity as part of our First Amendment right to free speech.” 

Bailey also took to his X platform claiming he will not let Joe Biden “destroy free speech in America.” 

Tomorrow, we’re at the United States Supreme Court to defend your First Amendment rights.

We’re not going to let Joe Biden destroy free speech in America.

— Attorney General Andrew Bailey (@AGAndrewBailey) March 18, 2024

The nine Justices will determine whether or not the temporary ban on the Biden Administration which limits their communication with social media platforms and corporations should stay in place until the merits of the case are litigated in lower courts. The case is now known as Murthy V. Missouri, which many believe will be a historical case in upholding the First Amendment Rights of Americans. Many believe that the case could go as far as to change the discourse and potentially even the results of the upcoming 2024 presidential election.

The Department of Justice says the ban will do nothing but “irreparable harm” because it will prevent the federal government from “working with social media companies on initiatives to prevent grave harm to the American people and our democratic processes.”