The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday in a case that challenges the federal government’s ability to communicate with social media companies and news platforms for the purpose of tamping down on misinformation and disinformation. It could be a landmark decision with respect to big tech and the First Amendment. 

The case, Murthy v. Missouri was originally known as Missouri v. Biden. In 2022, Missouri and Louisiana sued the Biden administration alleging that bureaucrats from the FBI and Centers for Disease Control coordinated — at the White House’s urging — to contact social media firms to ask that certain posts be taken down or buried.