Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday asked a U.S. appeals court to revive his lawsuit against Twitter Inc challenging his permanent suspension from the platform after his supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Lawyers for Trump, a Republican, told the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a filing that the ban from Twitter marked "overtly partisan censorship" and was "contrary to First Amendment principles deeply rooted in American history and law."

His lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damages and a court order requiring Twitter to "immediately reinstate" his account that was permanently suspended on Jan. 8, 2021.

Trump has vowed to keep posting to his own Truth Social media platform. Twitter's new owner, billionaire Elon Musk, has said that he would reinstate Trump's account.

https://news.yahoo.com/trump-fights-twitter-ban-u-222445077.html

https://www.reuters.com/legal/trump-fights-twitter-ban-us-appeals-court-2022-11-14/