The Supreme Court on Wednesday afternoon, April 19, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will decide whether public officials can block critics from commenting on their social media accounts. It’s an issue that previously came up in a case involving former President Donald Trump. Two years ago the Supreme Court dismissed a case over Trump’s efforts to block critics from his personal Twitter account. The court said there was nothing left to the case after Trump was permanently suspended from Twitter and ended his presidential term. The Republican ex-president’s account has since been reinstated. The court said Monday it will decide two new cases, involving elected members of a California school board and a Michigan city manager.