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Judge blocks Georgia's social media age verification law, citing free speech concerns

A federal judge is blocking Georgia's law requiring age verification for social media accounts

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2025

Judge strikes down an Ohio law limiting kids’ use of social media as unconstitutional

A federal judge has permanently struck down an Ohio law that would have required children and teens under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2025

VanDerStock is NetChoice Redux: A Sharply-Divided Court Threads The Needle With A "Facial Challenge" Analysis

The Court may have overruled Chevron, but it has just inadvertently created a far more powerful deference doctrine with Salerno, all in service of narrowly reversing the Fifth Circuit.

Reason · Apr 1, 2025

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Study: Age-Verification Laws Don't Work

At least not if the goal is keeping minors from viewing porn.

Reason · Mar 12, 2025

Senate tries again on thorny issue of kids online safety - Roll Call

A bipartisan Senate bill to ban social media access for kids younger than 13 is facing pushback from digital rights and tech trade groups.

Roll Call · Feb 11, 2025

'Human Trafficking' Sting Yields 547 Arrests, but Only 1 for Human Trafficking

A(nother) look at how human trafficking panic gets made.

Reason · Feb 5, 2025

Stargate: What is Trump’s new $500bn AI project?

AI giants join forces for a massive project aimed at growing technology in the United States.

Al Jazeera · Jan 22, 2025

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Trump's Latest Defeat Is One of Many Decisions That Suggest SCOTUS Won't Rubber-Stamp His Agenda

Despite some notable wins, the president-elect's overall track record shows he cannot count on a conservative Supreme Court to side with him.

Reason · Jan 10, 2025

Stop Overprotecting the Children, Say Courts in Tennessee and California

Courts block laws regulating algorithms and online porn.

Reason · Jan 6, 2025

Australia is banning social media for people under 16. Could this work elsewhere — or even there?

It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2024

'Let Parents Decide' What Kids Can Do Online, Argue Tech Groups in New Lawsuit

The groups are challenging a Florida law that bans some teens from social media.

Reason · Oct 30, 2024

Teen group, tech critics push for stronger online safety measure - Roll Call

Advocacy groups are pushing for tougher restrictions on social media after a House committee last week approved a watered-down bill.

Roll Call · Sep 24, 2024

NY Times Big Reveals On Deliberations In Three Trump Cases

How did Roberts come to write Trump v. Anderson, Fischer v. United States, and Trump v. United States?

Reason · Sep 15, 2024

Utah Judge Blocks Social Media Access Law As Unconstitutional

Federal judge blocks Utah's social media access law aimed at protecting children's privacy, citing constitutional concerns. NetChoice challenges the law, e...

Federal judge temporarily blocks Utah social media laws aimed to protect children

A federal judge in Utah temporarily blocked social media access laws aimed at protecting children’s mental health and privacy

Reason · Sep 4, 2024

California Social Media Platform Reporting Mandate Likely Violates the First Amendment

The mandate required platforms to, among other things, report to the state "how the terms of service define and address (a) hate speech or racism; (b) extremism or radicalization; (c) disinformation or misinformation; (d) harassment; and (e) foreign political interference, as well as statistics on content that was flagged by…

Reason · Jul 31, 2024

Biskupic Part III Confirms What We Already Knew: Justice Alito Lost Majority Opinions in NetChoice and Trevino.

There is little here that can't be gleaned from the docket and the split opinions.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 30, 2024

Tech groups challenge Texas law requiring parental consent for kids’ social media accounts

In a lawsuit, the industry groups argue a new state law violates First Amendment free speech rights.

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Roll Call · Jul 30, 2024

Tech groups, others plan full fight over kids’ online safety bills - Roll Call

Opponents say they will challenge on constitutional grounds bills intended to protect kids online that are set for a Senate vote.

Reason · Jul 18, 2024

Rahimi and NetChoice: Why Is The Facial Challenge Bar Lowered For The First Amendment and Not The Second Amendment?

The right to keep and bear arms remains a second-class right.

Reason · Jul 17, 2024

Making Sense of Justice Barrett's NetChoice Concurrence

I don't get the random questions Justice Barrett raises, and I'm not sure why she didn't mention her reservations in Hansen..

Reason · Jul 15, 2024

Making Sense of the Moody Opinions In NetChoice

I think it is clear that Justice Alito lost the majority, but the resulting schizophrenic opinions still do not cohere.

Reason · Jul 3, 2024

Judges Block Indiana and Mississippi Age Verification Laws for Porn, Social Media

And the Supreme Court agrees to weigh in.

Reason · Jul 2, 2024

Which Circuit Had The Highest Reversal Rate?

It was not the Fifth Circuit.

Reason · Jul 2, 2024

Did Justice Alito Lose The Majority Opinions In Trevino and NetChoice?

Alito had only four majority opinions this term, while Roberts, Thomas, Sotomayor, and Kagan all had seven.

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