State Senator Katrina Jackson says no one has a right to call black women “bitches” on her social media accounts, and she’ll meet her accuser in court.
The Senator released her statement last week after the Tulane University First Amendment Law Clinic filed suit against her for reportedly not allowing an angry citizen to vent her views using derogatory and admittedly disrespectful language.
A Twitter user, Maya Detiege of New Orleans, has been reportedly blocked from posting to Senator Jackson’s Twitter account in response to comments that Detiege made to one of Jackson’s tweets.
On June 17, 2022, Jackson tweeted about Senate Bill 342, which had just been signed into law by Gov. John Bel Edwards. Jackson authored SB 342, which further prohibited and restricted abortions in the state and went into effect on June 24 after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
According to the clinic’s statement, Jackson blocked Detiege after Detiege commented on Jackson’s tweet and said funding to combat sex trafficking and support pregnancy centers was inadequate.
“Jackson’s actions violated Detiege’s right to free political speech,” clinic director Katie Schwartzmann said.
Detiege’s tweet said, “I say this with all disrespect: burn in…
