United States of America: Lawsuit concerning constitutionality of Bill amending Elections Code regarding deceptive media in advertisements (AB 2839/Kohls v Attorney General)

Progress

Current status
under litigation
02 Oct 2024 under litigation

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

02 Oct 2024
under litigation

District Court Eastern District granted a preliminary injunction against California's AB 2839 aimed at restricting "materially deceptive" AI-generated content during election periods

On 2 October 2024, the United States District Court, Eastern District of California, granted a preliminary injunction against California's AB 2839, a content moderation regulation aimed at restricting "materially deceptive" AI-generated content duri…

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