October 04, 2023
Google and YouTube are urging a California federal judge to toss Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s suit alleging his First Amendment rights were violated when the companies removed his YouTube videos questioning the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines, saying Google is not subject to First Amendment restraints as a private company.
August 23, 2023
A California federal judge won't block Google and YouTube from taking down videos in which Robert F. Kennedy Jr. questions the safety of COVID-19 vaccinations, ruling Wednesday that the Democratic presidential candidate is unlikely to succeed on his claim that the private companies violated his First Amendment rights.
August 21, 2023
Counsel for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked a California federal judge Monday for an order blocking Google and YouTube from removing videos in which the Democratic presidential candidate questions the safety of COVID-19 vaccinations, saying a temporary restraining order is necessary "to protect the political process itself."
August 04, 2023
Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has hit Google LLC with a lawsuit in California federal court, accusing the tech giant of violating his First Amendment rights by removing YouTube videos in which he questioned the safety of COVID-19 vaccines and spoke on other unrelated political topics.