NetChoice lacks standing to challenge the Ohio Social Media Parental Notification Act, nor does the law violate the First Amendment, said Attorney General Dave Yost (R) in a brief filed Tuesday. He asked the 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to reverse an April decision by the U.S. District Court for Southern Ohio to enjoin the law (see 2504180031).
NetChoice Lawsuits
NetChoice lawsuits involve a series of high-profile legal challenges brought by the tech industry trade group NetChoice against state laws regulating online content moderation and user data practices. The group has sued states including Texas and Florida, arguing that their social media laws violate the First Amendment and conflict with federal protections for online platforms. These cases, now before federal appeals courts and potentially the U.S. Supreme Court, could set sweeping precedents for how states can govern digital platforms’ handling of speech, privacy, and user data.
Since Arkansas has amended a social media safety law that is being challenged in court, the case should be dismissed, Attorney General Tim Griffin (R) said Monday. He asked the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals to toss case 25-1889 as moot, and vacate the district court decision that permanently enjoined the statute at the end of March (see 2504010044).
NetChoice lacks standing to bring a suit against Maryland's Age-Appropriate Design Code (MAADC) Act and it hasn't sufficiently pleaded its facial claims, Attorney General Anthony Brown (D) said in a court document Friday. The AG again requested that a federal court dismiss the trade association's suit, which argues that the kids code law is unconstitutional.
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed a Mississippi age-verification law to stand Thursday, denying NetChoice's emergency application that would have blocked the measure.
Mississippi's attorney general asked the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday to let stand a state law that requires parental consent for those younger than 18 to create accounts with certain digital service providers. AG Lynn Fitch (R) argued that the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which on July 17 allowed the previously-enjoined law to go into effect with a stay on a lower court's injunction, had "compelling, independent merits grounds for issuing the stay."
In another attempt to support the state's 2023 social media safety law, Arkansas AG Tim Griffin (R) asked the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday to toss a district court ruling that blocked the measure.
The U.S. Supreme Court should block a Mississippi age-verification statute as it violates the First Amendment, a coalition of advocacy organizations said in an amicus brief supporting NetChoice.
A federal judge will not change or amend an earlier ruling that permanently enjoined an Arkansas social media safety act, according to a court document filed Wednesday.
NetChoice asked a federal court to ignore the Maryland attorney general's request that a case about the constitutionality of the state's Age-Appropriate Design Code (MAADC) Act be dropped. The organization argued that it proved standing and plausibly alleged violations of the First and Fifth Amendments.
NetChoice appealed a decision Friday of a district court that declined to block a Tennessee law requiring that social media companies verify the age of account holders and gain parental consent from users younger than 18 before they can open accounts. The organization appealed the decision to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.