United States of America: Requested government views in lawsuit challenging Florida and Texas content moderation laws arguing incompatibility with freedom of speech right (NetChoice v Florida/ NetChoice v Texas)
Requested government views in lawsuit challenging Florida and Texas content moderation laws arguing incompatibility with freedom of speech right (NetChoice v Florida/ NetChoice v Texas)
On 23 January 2023, the US Supreme Court requested the views of the federal government in a lawsuit challenging Florida and Texas content moderation laws. Specifically, the Supreme Court seeks the views of the Federal Government on whether the case …
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
User speech right
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
supreme court
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2023-01-23
under investigation
On 23 January 2023, the US Supreme Court requested the views of the federal government in a lawsuit…
2023-08-14
under deliberation
On 14 August 2023, the Department of Justice filed a brief for amicus curiae in a lawsuit challengi…
2023-09-29
under appeal
On 29 September 2023, the US Supreme Court announced it granted certiorari for a case challenging F…