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United States of America: Supreme Court denied Computer and Communications Industry Association's emergency application to vacate stay of preliminary injunction against App Store Accountability Act

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Supreme Court denied Computer and Communications Industry Association's emergency application to vacate stay of preliminary injunction against App Store Accountability Act

On 6 July 2026, the Supreme Court denied the emergency application filed by the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) seeking to vacate the Fifth Circuit's 4 June 2026 stay of the injunction against Texas's App Store Accountability…

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)…

2026-05-28
under investigation

On 28 May 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted Texas an administr…

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…

2026-07-06
under investigation

On 6 July 2026, the Supreme Court denied the emergency application filed by the Computer and Commun…