Oh, Texas: Lone Star State’s Long War on Sex Toys Revived
AUSTIN, Texas – Two bills currently under consideration in Texas, SB 3003 and HB 1549, might be newly proposed legislation, but there’s nothing new about the state seeking to strictly ...
Tag: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In FSC v. Paxton, Supreme Court Wrestles with Standard of Review, Changes in Tech
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a hearing that ran over two hours yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, a case challenging the constitutionality ...
FSC Petition Highlights Appellate Court’s Departure from Precedent
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, the Free Speech Coalition announced the organization and its fellow plaintiffs in the case have filed a petition for writ of certiorari in the United ...
Appeals Court Issues Mixed Ruling in FSC Challenge to Texas Age Verification Law
NEW ORLEANS, La. – In an opinion published Thursday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated in part a preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Court Judge ...
With Age Verification Law Under Challenge, Texas Barges Ahead Anyway
AUSTIN, Texas – On the one hand, it can’t come as a complete surprise that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton would choose to file a lawsuit against Aylo Global Entertainment, ...
Louisiana Court Dismissing Part of FSC Case Isn’t a Shock, Or the End of the Story
NEW ORLEANS, La. – When U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan granted the state’s motion to dismiss the Free Speech Coalition lawsuit challenging §2800.29 – a section of Louisiana law enacted ...
Section 230 Faces New and Continuing Challenges
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit recently upheld a controversial social media law mandating that social media platforms and influential technology companies refrain from discriminating ...
What the Hell Does “Conservative” Even Mean These Days?
As you’ve probably heard by now, last week the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit finally explained its reasoning in overturning a lower court’s ruling issuing an injunction ...
Supreme Court Pauses Enforcement of TX Social Media Law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has temporarily halted the implementation of a controversial social media law passed in Texas. In the ongoing litigation of NetChoice et al v. Paxton, a split ...
5th Circuit Declines Dallas’ Petition to Rehear Exxxotica Appeal
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision yesterday declining a petition from the City of Dallas for a rehearing by the full appellate court of ...
