Constitutional Law,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Aug. 19, 2024
Key provision in kids' internet law blocked, 9th Circuit decides
The ruling, upholding part of a preliminary injunction blocking part of the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, is the latest battle between legislators trying to protect children from harmful online content and technology companies, which argue such laws violate the First Amendment.
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Friday affirmed a key part of a district judge's injunction of a state law requiring technology companies to assess their website's risks to children.
But the panel vacated the rest of a preliminary injunction ordered last year by U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman of San Jose, an appointee of President Barack Obama. The case was remanded to her.
The ruling, upholding part of the injunction blocking part of the Cal...
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