 the justices sent the case back down to the lower courts. Justice Elena Kagan writing that they had more work to do in applying the First Amendment to those state cases. Now, in Murthy v. Missouri, five people in two states argued the government improperly engaged social media companies, convincing them to remove certain COVID posts and restrict or ban certain accounts. Brian Fletcher, principal deputy solicitor general for the Biden administration, said the government is allowed to engage in persuasions.