US Court Summons Pro-Censorship Brazil Judge Moraes in Rumble Lawsuit
A Florida federal court has summoned Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes to respond to an anti-censorship lawsuit from Rumble and Trump Media & Technology Group. The lawsuit argues that Moraes's censorship orders violate the First Amendment and are unenforceable in the U.S. Moraes has 21 days to respond, or the case may proceed without him, potentially leading to a default judgment.
- ▪Rumble and TMTG filed the lawsuit against Moraes in February 2025, claiming his censorship orders were invalid in the U.S.
- ▪Moraes has issued multiple censorship orders, including demands to block accounts of U.S.-based Brazilian dissidents.
- ▪A U.S. District Judge previously ruled that Moraes's orders had no legal force in the United States.
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A Florida federal court has summoned Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes to respond to an anti-censorship lawsuit filed by Rumble and Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the parent company of Truth Social. Moraes has 21 days to mount a defense. If he doesn’t, the case moves forward without him and a default judgment becomes a real possibility. The summons was served by email on May 24, 2026, after the court authorized that method two days earlier. The email went to two addresses tied to Brazil’s Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF), one of which had previously been used in communications with Rumble. Reclaim Your Digital Freedom. Get unfiltered coverage of surveillance, censorship, and the technology threatening your civil liberties.
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