Decision on Parler v Amazon
2021-01-21 20:52:52.346411+00 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
As expected: Judge Refuses To Reinstate Parler After Amazon Shut It Down
U.S. District Judge Barbara Rothstein sided with Amazon, which argued that Parler would not take down posts that threatened public safety even in the wake of the attack on the U.S. Capitol, and that it is within Amazon's rights to punish the company over its refusal.
"The Court rejects any suggestion that the public interest favors requiring AWS to host the incendiary speech that the record shows some of Parler's users have engaged in. At this stage, on the showing made thus far, neither the public interest nor the balance of equities favors granting an injunction in this case," Rothstein wrote on Thursday.
Later edit: Above The Law's summary and discussion, pointing out that the judge just denied the temporary restraining order, and the lawsuit is continuing.