Can politicians block their constituents online? Michigan provocateur appeals to Supreme Court
In a case from Michigan's Kevin Lindke, the Supreme Court will decide when public officials can block and censor their critics on social media PORT HURON, Michigan -- Kevin Lindke has taken a wrecking ball to old buildings as part of a family business and in his free time uses his small-town influencer status on social media to challenge people in power. "You need anger sometimes," Lindke said in an interview. The 43-year-old father-turned-provocateur, who is also a convicted felon and local media personality, has gotten so passionate from time to time that his aggression landed him in jail. "I tried to be the nice guy with a lot of stuff I have going on. That didn't work," he said. "They just run over you. So the anger is -- as long as it's controlled, it's a benefit to what I got going on." Now, Lindke is directing that anger at an issue that is a growing subject of debate online : whether public officials can block criticism from con...