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by Sharon Rondeau

(Mar. 18, 2024) — During oral argument Monday in Murthy v. Missouri, formerly Missouri v. Biden, regarding government censorship of online speech, Biden-nominated Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson remarked to the plaintiffs’ attorney and Louisiana Solicitor General Benjamin Aguinaga that his position could “hamstring the government in significant ways,” which caught the attention of many observers on “X,” formerly Twitter.

This writer heard Brown say the words during oral argument Monday morning, which lasted approximately 90 minutes.

Plaintiffs in the case include The Gateway Pundit founder Jim Hoft, three physicians and private individual Jill Hines, all of whom claim their posts were censored by social media spurred by government requests.

At 4:16 p.m. EDT, “Your World” host Neil Cavuto played the audio of Brown’s remark as a lead-in to a discussion with former federal prosecutor Katie Cherkasky on the merits of the case.

Certain observers, including Fox on its chyron, suggested a majority of the nine justices was skeptical as to the plaintiffs’ desire to limit the government’s ability to communicate with social-media companies on matters of importance.

Originating in Missouri through its then-attorney general, Eric Schmitt, and Louisiana,

The government, in the form of U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, appealed a ruling from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which partly upheld an injunction from U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana Judge Terry Doughty last July 4.

In September, the high court granted the government’s request until “the sending down of the judgment of this court,” with Associate Justices Gorsuch, Alito and Thomas dissenting. The Supreme Court docketed the case on October 20.

Prior to the hearing, various individuals gathered in front of the Supreme Court building to express their opinion of the case’s substance through speech and music.