Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) asked the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday to remove a preliminary injunction on a Texas law requiring age verification before accessing many platforms, websites and digital services. Granting Paxton's request would reverse the previous ruling of the U.S. District Court for Western Texas. That court erred when it determined the law triggered strict scrutiny and labeled it “vague,” Paxton argued.
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin (R) asked the U.S. District Court for Western Arkansas Monday to alter or amend its ruling that permanently enjoined a state social media safety act, claiming the court lacks authority to abolish a law, only block enforcement of it.
DOJ’s Office of the U.S. Trustee will appoint a consumer privacy ombudsman in 23andMe’s bankruptcy sale, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Eastern Missouri said in a filing Monday (see 2504160031).
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' recent decision in Briskin v. Shopify, Inc. (see 2504210030) could be used to expand potential forums for any e-commerce-related litigation, said Wiley lawyers in a blog post Friday.
The Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) co-filed a reply brief with NetChoice Monday, doubling down on their motion for a preliminary injunction against a Florida law that prohibits kids 13 and younger from creating social media accounts and requires parental consent for 14- and 15-year-olds to create them. The associations allege the 2024 law violates the First Amendment and puts cybersecurity and privacy risks on state residents.
District Judge Denise Cote on Monday scheduled a hearing for May 29 at 10 a.m. EST to discuss the American Federation of Government Employees' Friday request for a preliminary inunction against the Office of Personnel Management, which would prevent OPM from disclosing records containing sensitive personal information to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Disclosing such data is a violation of the Privacy Act of 1974 and the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), AFGE alleged at the U.S. District Court for Southern New York.
A class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday against insurance company Kelly Benefits for a data breach alleges the company's negligence led to the breach and leak of sensitive information, invading individuals' privacy and violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general and Meta agreed Friday to dismiss a case the AGs brought against the social media company for its role in the youth mental health crisis, according to a filing at the U.S. District Court for Northern California (case 23-05448). The parties did not say in the court notice why they dismissed the suit.
Lawyers for President Donald Trump doubled down on what they argued is his constitutional right to fire FTC commissioners. In a court document Wednesday, the president's lawyers presented reasons why the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia should summarily dismiss the case that fired FTC Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya brought, challenging their March removal and seeking reinstatement.
Restricting children's social media access “does not violate the First Amendment,” Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (R) said Monday at the U.S. District Court for Northern Florida in case 4:24-cv-438-MW-MAF.