Louisiana Woman Sues State Senator Katrina Jackson For Blocking Her On Twitter

A Louisiana woman is challenging a state senator’s right to block her on Twitter in court. Maya Detiege filed a lawsuit against Democratic Senator Katrina Jackson on Thursday (Feb. 9), per Associated Press. Detiege says the lawmaker’s account is “a public forum,” which means Jackson shouldn’t be allowed to block posts critiquing her political views or campaigns, specifically her anti-abortion efforts. But Jackson says the woman was blocked for using hate speech. “I don’t have to be subjected–as an African-American woman–to hate speech,” Senator Katrina Jackson said. She added, “This literally turns on what Black women have to be subjected… Read Full Article