TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Jul 21, 2022

Nashville attorney Daniel Horwitz, who is suing CoreCivic over the death of an inmate at Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, has been ordered by a federal magistrate judge to delete certain tweets about the private prison firm. U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffery Frensley ordered Horwitz to remove some of his tweets, including one that described CoreCivic as a “death factory," and limit his public commentary going forward. Frensley’s order was in response to CoreCivic’s arguments that the public posts put the company’s right to a fair trial at risk. Horwitz argued his tweets amounted to constitutionally protected free speech and that he has “ethical duties and affirmative obligations” to his clients to speak publicly about the case. He also maintained that while CoreCivic has a public relations team, he is the only advocate for his deceased client. The Associated Press has the full story.