December 08, 2023
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.
December 07, 2023
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.
November 30, 2023
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.
September 29, 2023
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.
August 14, 2023
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.
January 23, 2023
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.
October 18, 2022
A conservative think tank has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review an Eleventh Circuit case over a Florida law that prohibits social media companies from blocking political candidates, supporting the Sunshine State's appeal of an injunction barring parts of the statute.