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United States of America: Ninth Circuit issued ruling partially upholding and partially vacating preliminary injunction of California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act

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Ninth Circuit issued ruling partially upholding and partially vacating preliminary injunction of California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act

On 12 March 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit partly upheld and partly vacated an earlier order blocking the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (CAADCA), a law establishing privacy obligations for online services…

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
judiciary
Government Body
court

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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…