A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Donald Trump attorney Michael Cohen that accused the former president, federal prison officials and former Attorney General William Barr of unlawfully punishing him for writing a critical, tell-all book about Trump while incarcerated.

U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman on Monday ruled that the decision to move Cohen from home confinement to solitary confinement in 2020 ― after he was accused of rejecting conditions to stay off social media and not publish his book ― did not undermine Cohen’s First Amendment right to free speech. It also did not amount to an illegal seizure, false arrest or cruel and unusual punishment, as Cohen alleged.

Cohen was sentenced in late 2018 for campaign finance violations, lying to Congress and other offenses but was released early to home confinement in May 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. As part of the home confinement agreement, he was told he could not publish his book, engage with news organizations or post on social media.