United States of America: Lawsuit over Bill restricting access to sexual material harmful to minors on an Internet website (Free Speech Coalition v Texas)
Progress
Current status
in force
07 Mar 2024 in force
04 Aug 2023 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
subnational
Timeline of events
Issued ruling in lawsuit challenging Bill 1181 restricting access to sexual material harmful to minors on an Internet Website (Free Speech Coalition v Texas)
On 7 March 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a ruling on a public lawsuit concerning the Texas law, HB 1181. The law, which was set to take effect on 1 September 2023, imposed an age verification requirement on co…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court
Filed lawsuit over Bill 1181 restricting access to sexual material harmful to minors on an Internet website (Free Speech Coalition v Texas)
On 4 August 2023, a public lawsuit was filed before the US District Court for the Western District of Texas regarding House Bill 1811 (Free Speech Coalition v Texas). The Bill requires websites publishing harmful sexual material to minors to verify …
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court