First Amendment and Tech Platforms

The developer of ICEBlock filed a federal lawsuit in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 8, alleging the Trump administration violated the First Amendment by threatening prosecution and pressuring Apple to remove the ICE-tracking alert app from the App Store in October. The suit cites Attorney General Pam Bondi’s public statements as evidence of coercion; DOJ and Apple did not comment. ICEBlock lets users anonymously report nearby ICE sightings, which the White House has argued endangers agents, a claim the developer disputes.