▁response ▁to ▁critics ▁who ▁question ▁whether ▁Twitter ▁should ▁be ▁considered ▁a ▁public ▁forum , ▁Knight ▁Institute ▁senior ▁att orney ▁K atie ▁F allow ▁c ited ▁a ▁June ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁U . S . ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁decision , ▁Pack ingham ▁v . ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁in ▁which ▁Justice ▁Anthony ▁Kennedy ▁described ▁social ▁media ▁as ▁" the ▁modern ▁public ▁square " ▁and ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁places ▁for ▁the ▁exchange ▁of ▁views . ▁The ▁r uling , ▁which ▁was ▁un anim ous , ▁struck ▁down ▁a ▁North ▁Carolina ▁law ▁that ▁prohib ited ▁registered ▁sex ▁off enders ▁from ▁accessing ▁social ▁media ▁sites . ▁ ▁Later ▁develop ments ▁ ▁The ▁Comp la int ▁was ▁file d ▁July ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁Pla int iffs ' ▁reply ▁was ▁file d ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Or al ▁arguments ▁were ▁heard ▁before ▁Judge ▁Na omi ▁Re ice ▁Buch wald ▁on ▁March ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Buch wald ▁granted ▁in ▁part ▁and ▁denied ▁in ▁part ▁the ▁pla int iff ' s ▁motion ▁for ▁summary ▁judgment , ▁r uling ▁that ▁Trump ▁blocking ▁people ▁on ▁Twitter ▁is ▁un const itution al ▁on ▁First ▁Am end ment ▁grounds . ▁The ▁court ▁ruled ▁that ▁the ▁@ real Donald Tr ump ▁Twitter ▁account ▁is ▁" a ▁president ial ▁account ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁a ▁personal