First Amendment
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Court dismisses First Amendment suit over city supervisor’s X account and account suspension
A federal court in California dismissed a pro se attorney's Section 1983 lawsuit against the City and County of San Francisco, a San Francisco supervisor, . . .
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Court blocks federal crackdown on Anthropic
The United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted Anthropic's motion for a preliminary injunction, finding it likely to succeed in challenging . . .
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Ninth Circuit declines to impose broad injunction against California’s social media law for minors
NetChoice, an internet trade association representing companies such as Google, Meta, and X, sued the State of California over its Protecting Our Kids from Social . . .
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Court gives X opportunity to raise Section 230 claim in deepfake case
X sued Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison over a state law that prohibits the dissemination of AI-generated political deepfakes, arguing the statute violates the First . . .
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Bogus trademark infringement threats violated the First Amendment
In 2011, two women established a public Facebook group where parents and community members could discuss matters related to the Los Lunas, New Mexico school . . .
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The State of Washington throws the book at Meta for violation of political campaign disclosure law
In April 2020, the State of Washington sued Meta, alleging violations of Washington’s Fair Campaign Practices Act (FCPA). The case centered on Meta’s failure to . . .
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X gets Ninth Circuit win in case over California’s content moderation law
X sued the California attorney general, challenging Assembly Bill 587 (AB 587) - a law that required large social media companies to submit semiannual reports . . .
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Supreme Court weighs in on Texas and Florida social media laws
In a significant case involving the intersection of technology and constitutional law, NetChoice LLC sued Florida and Texas, challenging their social media content-moderation laws. Both . . .
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TikTok v. Garland: A full rundown of the Constitutional issues
As anticipated, TikTok and ByteDance have initiated legal action against the U.S. government, challenging a recently enacted law that would ban TikTok unless ByteDance sells . . .
