A free speech group sent a letter to President Trump demanding that he unblock Twitter trolls and other critics because it violates the First Amendment.  The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University in New York says the president blocking anybody suppresses free speech in a public forum. Reuters: Alex Abdo, the institute's senior staff attorney, likened Twitter to a modern form of town hall meeting or public comment periods for government agency proposals, both venues where U.S. law requires even-handed treatment of speech. Eric Goldman, a Santa Clara University law professor who focuses on internet law, said that previous cases involving politicians blocking users on Facebook (FB.O) supported the Knight Institute's position. If the institute should sue, Trump could claim his @realDonaldTrump account is for personal use and separate from his official duties as president, Goldman said. But he called that defense "laughable." Trump...(Read Full Post)