Standage v. Braithwaite

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND CHASE STANDAGE, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. ELH-20-2830 KENNETH BRAITHWAITE et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION This case arises from efforts of the United States Naval Academy (“USNA,” “Naval Academy” or “Academy”) to discharge and disenroll plaintiff Chase Standage, a twenty-one year old midshipman first class in his senior year at the Academy, because of “tweets” that he published in June 2020 via Twitter, “a social networking platform that allows a person to post and read short messages called ‘tweets.’” United States…