United States of America: Public lawsuit against the State of Utah challenging the constitutionality of Social Media Regulation Act (SB 152)(NetChoice v State of Utah)

Progress

Current status
under deliberation
18 Dec 2023 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
subnational

Timeline of events

18 Dec 2023
under deliberation

Announced public lawsuit against the State of Utah challenging the constitutionality of Social Media Regulation Act (SB 152)

On 18 December 2023, NetChoice LLC filed a lawsuit against the State of Utah, challenging the Social Media Regulation Act (SB 152), which will enter into force on 1 March 2024. The plaintiff argues that HB 311 is unlawful because it violates the Fir…

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