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Trump can't block people on Twitter, judge rules

NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump can't block people from his Twitter feed because doing so would violate their First Amendment rights, according to multiple reports.

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The ruling was issued by U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald in response to a lawsuit filed in July by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and others, Reuters reported.

The president has more than 52 million followers on his @realDonaldTrump Twitter account. He has frequently used the platform to interact with the public both before and during his presidency.

Buchwald ruled on Wednesday that Trump's account constitutes a public forum "and blocking people who reply to his tweets with differing opinions constitutes viewpoint discrimination" in violation of the First Amendment, The Hill reported.

Trump argued that blocking people from his account did not violate the Constitution because of his own First Amendment rights, according to The Hill.