United States of America: Computer and Communications Industry Association lawsuit challenging constitutionality of App Store Accountability Act (Case No. 1:25-cv-1660)
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Supreme Court denied Computer and Communications Industry Association's emergency application to vacate stay of preliminary injunction against App Store Accountability Act
On 6 July 2026, the Supreme Court denied the emergency application filed by the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) seeking to vacate the Fifth Circuit's 4 June 2026 stay of the injunction against Texas's App Store Accountability…
Computer and Communications Industry Association filed a Brief with United States Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit regarding alleged First Amendment violations of App Store Accountability Act
On 17 June 2026, the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) filed a brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit regarding alleged First Amendment violations of the App Store Accountability Act. The CCIA state…
Computer and Communications Industry Association filed application at Supreme Court to vacate stay of preliminary injunction against the App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420)
On 10 June 2026, the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) filed an application at the United States Supreme Court asking the Circuit Justice for the Fifth Circuit to vacate a stay pending appeal. The stay, granted by the United St…
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted Texas a stay pending appeal
On 4 June 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted Texas a stay pending appeal in the appeal arising from the lawsuit brought by the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) challenging the constitutional…
United States Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit granted Texas an administrative stay pending appeal
On 28 May 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted Texas an administrative stay pending appeal, permitting enforcement of the App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420) to begin while the court considered Texas's motion for…
District Court denied Texas Attorney General's motion to stay pending appeal
On 6 May 2026, the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (Austin Division) denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s motion to stay pending appeal in the lawsuit brought by the Computer and Communications Industry Associati…
Computer and Communications Industry Association filed motion opposing state motion to stay preliminary injunction
On 6 February 2026, the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) and the Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (SEAT) Plaintiffs submitted a legal response to the state's motion to stay a preliminary injunction against SB 2420. The fili…
District Court issued preliminary injunction blocking the App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420)
On 23 December 2025, the United States District Court, Western District of Texas, Austin Division issued an order preventing enforcement of Texas’ App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420), which was scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2026. The law…
Computer and Communications Industry Association filed lawsuit challenging constitutionality of App Store Accountability Act
On 16 October 2025, the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division, challenging the App Store Accountability Act (Senate Bill 2420, c…