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United States of America: District Court denied Texas Attorney General's motion to stay pending appeal

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District Court denied Texas Attorney General's motion to stay pending appeal

On 6 May 2026, the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (Austin Division) denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s motion to stay pending appeal in the lawsuit brought by the Computer and Communications Industry Associati…

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
technological consumer goods, software provider: app stores
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

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2025-10-16
under deliberation

On 16 October 2025, the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) filed a lawsuit in …

2025-12-23
under litigation

On 23 December 2025, the United States District Court, Western District of Texas, Austin Division i…

2026-02-06
under appeal

On 6 February 2026, the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) and the Students En…

2026-05-06
under investigation

On 6 May 2026, the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (Austin Division)…

2026-06-04
under investigation

On 4 June 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted Texas a stay pendi…

2026-06-10
under appeal

On 10 June 2026, the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) filed an application a…

2026-06-17
under appeal

On 17 June 2026, the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) filed a brief with the…