Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti (R) urged the U.S. District Court of Middle Tennessee on Friday to deny NetChoice’s request for a preliminary injunction on a bill requiring age verification to access social media accounts following the decision in CCIA & NetChoice v. Uthmeier (see 2503170061). NetChoice responded Tuesday, asking the court to grant the preliminary injunction and enjoin the AG from enforcing HB-1891, as the ruling in the Uthmeier case “has no bearing here.”
New York and 19 other states Friday opposed the federal government's motion to partially dissolve a preliminary injunction in a case about Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) unauthorized access to sensitive information of Americans within the Treasury Department. The state AGs said the U.S. District Court for Southern New York should deny the motion because the defendants didn't fully address the court's concerns.
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) asked a New York court to dismiss a complaint against them in a case alleging DOGE accessed sensitive personal data in violation of the 1974 Privacy Act. They allege the plaintiffs -- current and former federal employees -- lack subject matter jurisdiction and standing because they have not suffered a cognizable injury, nor have they sufficiently alleged causation or redressability.
The U.S. District Court for Northern Florida on Monday dismissed a case against Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (R) over a bill prohibiting kids 13 and younger from creating social media accounts and requiring parental consent for 14- and 15-year-olds to create accounts. The Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) and NetChoice, plaintiffs in the case, failed to allege standing, the court said.
The U.S. District Court for Northern Florida on Thursday denied a Computer and Communications Industry Association motion for a preliminary injunction against a state kids social media bill. CCIA failed to show likelihood of standing, the court said.
In a win for trade association NetChoice, on Thursday the U.S. District Court for Northern California granted a preliminary injunction against California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (CAADCA), which aims to protect the privacy and safety of children online. The injunction enjoins California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) and his office from enforcing the act. Judge Beth Labson Freeman said the definition of coverage in CAADCA was content-based and violated the First Amendment.
The 2nd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Wednesday scheduled oral argument for April 27 on Verizon’s challenge of a $46.9 million penalty from the FCC for not adequately protecting subscribers’ real-time location information. Commissioners approved the fine on a 3-2 vote last year, along with fines against AT&T and T-Mobile. Each of the carriers is challenging the penalties. In February, the 5th Circuit heard oral argument in AT&T’s challenge of a $57 million fine (see 2502030050). The government defended the order in the 5th Circuit even though current FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and Republican Commissioner Nathan Simington had dissented.
The University of California Student Association on Wednesday filed a reply further supporting their request for expedited discovery in a case about the Department of Government Efficiency's access to sensitive information, after Acting U.S. Department of Education Secretary Denise Carter asked a federal court on Monday to deny their March 4 motion (see 2503110039).
Acting U.S. Department of Education Secretary Denise Carter asked a federal court on Monday to deny the California Student Association’s March 4 motion for expedited discovery in a case about the Department of Government Efficiency's access to sensitive information. Carter alleges the student association hasn't made a case for expedited discovery and failed to show the irreparable harm DOGE's access to Education Department records would have on its members.
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) on Friday opposed TikTok's motion to dismiss a case alleging violation of consumer protection and product-liability laws, claiming its dismissal motion "rests on a mischaracterization of the allegations in the Complaint."