DOJ Backs Certiorari In 1st Amendment Suits Over Texas, Florida Social Media Laws

Mealey's ( August 15, 2023, 1:48 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Filing an amicus curiae brief on Aug. 14 at the request of the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the United States, opined that certiorari should be granted in parallel lawsuits concerning whether content moderation provisions of recently passed social media laws in Texas and Florida violate the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution....