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United States of America: Attorney General appealed Court ruling in NetChoice v. Bonta concerning California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act

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Attorney General appealed Court ruling in NetChoice v. Bonta concerning California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act

On 11 April 2025, the Attorney General appealed the decision of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California to block enforcement of the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (CAADCA). The appeal follows the court’s …

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider, platform intermediary: user-generated content, technological consumer goods, software provider: other software, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2023-09-18
in force

On 18 September 2023, the United States District Court Northern District of California granted a mo…

2023-10-18
under appeal

On 18 October 2023, Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta filed an appeal against the ruling blocking the…

2023-12-13
under appeal

On 13 December 2023, Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta filed a brief in the Ninth Circuit in defence …

2024-08-16
in force

On 16 August 2024, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ issued a decision in NetChoice v. Bonta, in …

2025-03-13
under litigation

On 13 March 2025, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted …

2025-04-11
under appeal

On 11 April 2025, the Attorney General appealed the decision of the United States District Court fo…

2026-03-12
in force

On 12 March 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit partly upheld and partly…