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 dis-enroll 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…