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Former Utah writer blocked by Trump on Twitter wins Round 1 in court

Writer/comedian Nick Jack Pappas is one of the plaintiffs who sued Trump for blocking them on Twitter, and a U.S. district judge has ruled that the president’s actions are unconstitutional.

“It’s crazy,” Pappas said. “It’s not something that I ever thought would happen in my life. And it wasn’t something I pursued. They reached out to me.”

FILE - This April 3, 2017, file photo shows U.S. President Donald Trump's Twitter feed on a computer screen in Washington. President Donald Trump violates the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment when he blocks critics on Twitter for political speech, a judge ruled Wednesday, May 23, 2018.