Tulsi Gabbard Sues Google for ‘Election Manipulation,’ Says Free Speech Rights Were Violated

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, a Democratic longshot for the White House next year, sued Google on Thursday, accusing the tech giant of violating her free speech rights when it suspended her recent advertising campaign. Gabbard is seeking $50 million in damages. In the lawsuit, filed in federal court in Los Angeles, the House member from Hawaii said Google engaged in “election manipulation” when it blocked her from running ads for several hours on June 28, immediately after the first Democratic debate. By suspending her ad campaign — at the same time searches for Gabbard were spiking — “Google violated the campaign’s...