Appeals court OKs Florida law on social media access

A federal appeals court ruled Florida can enforce a law restricting social media access for minors to curb risks.

Florida social media ban upheld: What the ruling means for minors

A federal appeals court ruled Florida’s social media restrictions for minors are likely constitutional. Here's what that ...
Jurist

Federal appeals court finds Florida social media ban for minors likely constitutional

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday reversed a lower court's preliminary injunction against Florida ...
American Enterprise Institute

Anthropic and First Amendment Retaliation: Social Media Posts May Bolster Lawsuit

If the plaintiff’s allegations in Anthropic PBC v. US Department of War hold up in federal court in Northern California, then a bellicose post by President Donald Trump and one by Secretary of War ...

Florida’s social media law aimed at banning kids’ accounts upheld by federal appeals court

Florida’s law banning minors under 14 from getting their own social media accounts is likely constitutional, a federal ...
American Enterprise Institute

Statutory Underinclusivity and Social Media Platforms: First Amendment Lessons for Lawmakers

The theme song from H.R. Pufnstuf, a “fantastical” 1969 children’s television program, features the cryptic lyric “can’t do a little cause he can’t do enough.” Two recent federal court ...
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Mamdani’s thin-skinned press secretary blocks social media comments — a clear First Amendment violation, critics say

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s chief mouthpiece Joe Calvello is blocking X users from commenting on his posts – a move outraged advocates called a clear First Amendment violation. The bearded lefty press ...
Law

11th Circuit Probes First Amendment Challenge to Florida's Social Media Ban for Kids

"Do we know what the line of tender age is for which this would be constitutional and would not be?” Judge Robert Luck asked. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit judges seemed skeptical ...
Sacramento Bee

Holding social media companies liable violates the First Amendment | Opinion

A Meta logo is displayed on a laptop screen next to the Facebook app on a phone screen. Holding platforms civilly liable for speech-based design choices undermines First Amendment rights and risks ...
The Denver Post

Colorado students can be expelled for social media posts made outside of school. Attorneys say that violates the First Amendment.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By the time criminal defense attorney Jamie Hubbard stepped into a Denver courtroom in December 2023, hoping to sway a jury’s opinion in favor of her young ...