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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Fifth Circuit Pauses Injunction Restricting Communications Between the Government and Social Media Companies Over Content Removal

On July 14, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an administrative stay of an order that would prohibit certain federal officials and agencies from communicating with social media companies on content...more

Perkins Coie

Supreme Court Reinstates Injunction Against Texas Social Media Law

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In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s stay of a temporary injunction in NetChoice, LLC v. Paxton, a closely watched case involving a novel Texas law purporting to...more

White and Williams LLP

Clever Lawyering Does Not Thwart Communications Decency Act Immunity

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Despite a recent trend indicating that it might be on life support, immunity under the Communications Decency Act (CDA) remains alive and kicking, at least in California. Based on Section 230 of the CDA, on July 2, 2018, the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

California Supreme Court Rules That Section 230 of Communications Decency Act Prevents Courts from Ordering Online Services to...

On July 2, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Hassell v. Bird, a case that challenged the federal statutory immunity that online services have traditionally enjoyed under 47 U.S.C. Section...more

Hogan Lovells

UK, US, HK and China – Access denied: an international perspective on ISP blocking injunctions

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While the UK Court of Appeal has opened the door for broadband ISP blocking to combat trademark or copyright-infringing activities, the picture in the United States, China and Hong Kong is more complex. ...more

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