9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Feb. 27, 2020
9th Circuit rejects First Amendment suit against YouTube, but challenges aren’t done
Alphabet Inc.-owned YouTube won a closely-watched First Amendment challenge Wednesday to restrictions imposed on a conservative media organization that sued after some of its videos were moved to a restricted part of its site.
YouTube won a closely-watched First Amendment challenge Wednesday to restrictions imposed on a conservative media organization that sued after some of its videos were moved to a restricted part of the site.
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel upheld a ruling by U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh of San Jose rejecting Prager University's lawsuit alleging First Amendment violations and a Lanham Act false advertising claim.
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Prager University v. Google
Despite YouTube's ubiquity and its role as a publicfacing platform, it remains a private forum, not a public forum subject to judicial scrutiny under the First Amendment.
