A privacy expert who worked on Maryland's age-appropriate design code (AADC) said she hopes it can better withstand legal challenges than the California version of the law.
Judges for the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals appeared split during oral argument Tuesday in NetChoice v Fitch, which deals with a Mississippi kids online safety law. NetChoice sued Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R) last year over HB-1126, alleging that it violates the First Amendment and that its age-verification requirement poses privacy problems (see 2501310041).
NetChoice fired back at the Mississippi Attorney General Friday for attempting to reverse a preliminary injunction on a children’s online safety law, arguing that the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in NetChoice v. Paxton has no bearing on an ongoing case in the state. AG Lynn Fitch (R) on Wednesday filed a letter to the 5th U.S. Circuit urging that it rule against an injunction, as it did in the Paxton case.
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti (R) filed a response Wednesday to NetChoice’s renewed plea for the U.S. District Court of Middle Tennessee to issue a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction on a kids social media bill.
Days after winning a temporary injunction, NetChoice filed a brief Thursday in its appeal of the U.S. District Court for Northern California’s ruling that partially granted and partially denied the association’s motion for preliminary injunction on a law regulating addictive social media feeds for minors. While on Tuesday the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals enjoined Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) from enforcing the law while the appeal is pending (see 2501280074), the brief asked the 9th Circuit to “reverse those parts of the district court’s order denying a preliminary injunction” entirely.
The California attorney general defended a law regulating addictive social media feeds for minors after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a temporary motion for injunctive relief on it Tuesday (see 2501280074). The 9th Circuit on Wednesday scheduled oral argument for April 2 at 9 a.m. in Phoenix.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday granted a motion for injunctive relief on a California law regulating addictive social media feeds for minors.
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathon Skrmetti (R) on Thursday opposed NetChoice’s renewed motion for a preliminary injunction on a law about kids’ access to social media. The AG said that the state has already responded to a motion for a preliminary injunction.
TikTok submitted a motion to dismiss a lawsuit that New York state brought against it in a memorandum on Wednesday in a case alleging violation of consumer protection and product-liability laws. TikTok based its motion to dismiss on the grounds that the plaintiff’s claims are legally defective, and because New York failed “to state a cause of action,” according to the court document.
A federal district court judge seemed skeptical of several tech industry arguments against California’s 2022 Age-Appropriate Design Code Act at oral argument Thursday. However, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Judge Beth Freeman also asked if she should wait for the U.S. Supreme Court to possibly rule on age-verification mandates in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton.