United States of America: Lawsuit concerning constitutionality and legal validity of California Assembly Bill No. 587 (X Corp v. Bonta)

Progress

Current status
in force
04 Sep 2024 in force
17 Jul 2024 under appeal
28 Dec 2023 in force
08 Sep 2023 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

04 Sep 2024
in force

Ruling in Lawsuit concerning constitutionality and legal validity of California Assembly Bill No. 587 (X Corp v. Bonta)

On 4 September 2024, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the district court's denial of X Corp.'s motion for a preliminary injunction against California Assembly Bill 587, finding that the law's "Content Category Report" provisions likely vi…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
17 Jul 2024
under appeal

Appealed ruling concerning constitutionality and legal validity of California Assembly Bill No. 587 (X Corp v. Bonta)

On 17 July 2024, an appeal was filed challenging the district court's decision to deny a preliminary injunction against AB 587. The appeal argues that the district court erred in its assessment of AB 587's impact on First Amendment rights and the bu…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type appeal
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
28 Dec 2023
in force

Ruling in Lawsuit concerning constitutionality and legal validity of California Assembly Bill No. 587 (X Corp v. Bonta)

On 28 December 2023, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California denied X Corp.'s motion for a preliminary injunction to prevent the enforcement of California Assembly Bill 587. X Corp. argued that the law, which requires…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
08 Sep 2023
under deliberation

Filed Lawsuit concerning constitutionality and legal validity of California Assembly Bill No. 587 (X Corp v. Bonta)

On 8 September 2023, X Corp. has filed a legal challenge against California Assembly Bill No. 587 (AB 587), which mandates large social media companies to publicly post terms of service regarding content moderation and submit detailed reports on the…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type announcement
Government branch judiciary
Government body court