NetChoice, LLC, dba NetChoice, et al., Petitioners v. Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas

  1. January 01, 2024

    5 Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Spring

    "Blockbuster," "momentous" and "historic" are all words that have been used to describe the U.S. Supreme Court's current term as the justices prepare for a spring docket jam-packed with questions over the level of deference courts should give federal agencies, whether and how social media companies should be regulated and whether government efforts to combat misinformation crosses the line between persuasion and coercion.

  2. December 14, 2023

    High Court Urged To Find Free Speech Nuance In Social Media

    A nonprofit public interest law firm is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to make clear in a pending decision about state social media laws that prohibit the banning of users or the removal of content that — whichever side prevails — the speech claims at issue in the appeals are weaker than claims by sincere religious speakers.

  3. December 08, 2023

    Solicitor General Urges Justices To Ax Social Media Laws

    U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar has called on the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down laws in Texas and Florida that bar social media platforms from banning users or removing content, saying the content moderation provisions violate the First Amendment.

  4. December 07, 2023

    Justices Told Texas, Fla. Social Media Laws Will Cause 'Chaos'

    Texas' and Florida's laws prohibiting social media platforms from banning users or removing content based on viewpoints unconstitutionally put a select few speakers' wants over the greater public interest, and would turn websites into chaotic and never-ending torrents of information and harassment, a slew of amici has told the U.S. Supreme Court.

  5. November 30, 2023

    Texas, Fla. Social Media Laws Unconstitutional, Justices Told

    A pair of internet trade associations told the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday that controversial laws in Texas and Florida that restrict major social media platforms' content moderation decisions are flagrant violations of the First Amendment.

  6. September 29, 2023

    High Court Will Review Texas, Fla. Social Media Laws

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to review a pair of cases challenging the constitutionality of similar Florida and Texas laws that prohibit social media companies from removing content based on a user's viewpoint.

  7. September 22, 2023

    Access To Justice Cases To Watch This Term

    In the term beginning next week, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to return to some of the most hot-button issues concerning civil rights: guns, free speech, race discrimination, and potentially more.

  8. August 29, 2023

    Texas Fights SG Rec In Justices' Review Of Social Media Law

    The provisional attorney general of Texas called on the U.S. Supreme Court Monday to reject U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar's mid-August recommendation and affirm the Lone Star State's 2021 law prohibiting social media platforms from banning users based on their "viewpoints."

  9. August 14, 2023

    SG Backs Supreme Court Review Of Social Media Laws

    U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar encouraged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to review two cases challenging Florida and Texas laws that prohibit social media companies from removing content based on a user's viewpoint, arguing the high court must determine if content moderation is protected by the First Amendment.

  10. January 23, 2023

    Justices Want SG Input On Fla., Texas Social Media Laws

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday requested the Biden administration's views on the legality of two cases over laws in Florida and Texas that prohibit social media companies from censoring content, although they won't likely be heard until the fall term at the earliest.