Technology,
Constitutional Law
Mar. 14, 2025
Judge blocks California social media law, ruling it restricts protected speech
Opponents had branded the law a "Trojan horse" for censoring constitutionally protected speech.
A federal judge in San Jose has granted NetChoice a preliminary injunction against a state law designed to protect children using social media.
In her order on Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Beth Labson Freeman enjoined the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act in its entirety pending the outcome of the free speech challenge against it. She wrote that AB 2273 is a content-based restriction subject to strict legal scrutiny. NetChoice, LLC v. Bonta, 5:22-cv-08861...
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