Louisiana AG slams Justice Jackson over remarks on First Amendment 'hamstringing' government

Louisiana GOP Attorney General Liz Murrill on Thursday slammed Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's comments about the First Amendment "hamstringing the federal government."

"It was pretty shocking," Murrill said on the "Just the News, No Noise" TV show when asked about Jackson's remarks. "I think the wholehearted answer to her question about whether the First Amendment hamstrings government is, 'yes it does.' That's what it was intended to do. That's what the founders wrote it for."

Earlier this week, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Murthy v. Missouri, involving a challenge to the Biden Administration allegedly working with Big Tech to censor certain voices.

This case came from multiple red states, including Missouri and Louisiana, alleging government officials worked with social media companies "under the guise of combating misinformation," according to Fox News.

"My biggest concern is that your view has the First Amendment hamstringing the federal government in significant ways in the most important time periods," Jackson said to the attorney representing Louisiana, Missouri, and private plaintiffs during questioning. 

Murrill expressed the belief that the case would prove a landmark decision for free speech.

"I think that the NRA case and our case may end up being kind of bookends for the court to try and delineate the line between encouragement, coercion, and pressure tactics that cross the line and violate the First Amendment," she said.