Both of X's lawsuits were initially assigned to U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor, a Fort Worth judge who once declared the Obamacare health insurance law unconstitutional in a ruling that was later overturned. He has since blocked Biden administration policies on gun control and LGBTQ rights.

Elon Musk's X has updated its terms of service to steer any disputes by users of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter to a federal court in Texas whose judges frequently deliver victories to conservative litigants in political cases.

As the social media company makes changes to its terms of service, it seeks to keep legal disputes in a friendly forum