The Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from Elon Musk’s X Corp regarding a nondisclosure order that prevented the company from informing former President Donald Trump about a search warrant for his account. This decision leaves intact lower court rulings that required X to provide data to Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is investigating alleged election interference by Trump in 2020.
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X argued that the nondisclosure violated First Amendment rights and Trump’s potential executive privilege, but the courts ruled that disclosing the warrant could compromise the investigation. The Supreme Court’s decision not to hear the appeal effectively supports the lower court’s stance on maintaining the confidentiality of such warrants to protect ongoing investigations.
The case highlights ongoing legal debates about executive privilege, free speech, and the extent of governmental power in accessing private data during investigations.
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