Florida judge sends Trump suit against Twitter to San Francisco

[TexasTowelie]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit to get his Twitter account restored must be heard in a California court, not a Florida one, under a user agreement covering everyone on the social media platform, a federal judge ruled.

U.S. District Judge Robert Scola in Miami rejected Trump’s contention that because his Twitter account was suspended during his last days as president the California court requirement did not apply to him.

The requirement, known as a forum selection clause, was in force when Trump originally joined Twitter as a private citizen in 2009, Scola wrote in his order issued Wednesday.

“First, Trump’s former status as the president of the United States does not preclude the application of the forum selection clause. Second, the forum selection clause is valid and mandatory,” Scola wrote in a 13-page order.

Read more: https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2021/10/27/florida-judge-sends-trump-suit-against-twitter-to-california/

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

1. Happy to see the the loser lose, any and every time.

[Midnight Writer]

2. WTH? Is there such a thing as a simple Court ruling anymore?

Why doesn't a judge look at the terms of service, see that Trump agreed to those terms when he signed up, and then see that Trump was determined by Twitter to have violated those terms of service?

Why do these open and shut cases take months or years to make simple determinations?

Remember the housing market of 2008 when judges would sign off on hundreds of foreclosures a day? How is taking people's homes away such a simple matter while a private business removing a single abusive customer is so complex that it has to take forever to settle?