Prof. Sweeny weighs in on First Amendment, Twitter and Trump

Prof. Sweeny weighs in on First Amendment, Twitter and Trump

Professor JoAnne Sweeny

In an article for Salon, Brandeis Law Professor JoAnne Sweeny comments on a complaint brought by a group of users who have been blocked on Twitter by President Donald Trump. 

“I would agree with the litigants that Twitter should be considered a public forum, and it does appear that Trump is using content-based restrictions,” Sweeny says in the article. “There is also the interesting piece that not only is he shutting out their speech, but he is not letting them hear his. The First Amendment also has a right to listen component.”

Sweeny's scholarly interests include comparative constitutional law, freedom of expression, law and gender and legal history.