U.S. Supreme Court,
Technology
May 16, 2022
Social media companies ask U.S. High Court to stay Texas law
The Texas law would force social media companies to publish Holocaust denials, ISIS propaganda, or posts encouraging children to engage in unsafe behavior, according to Scott A. Keller, a partner with Lehotsky Keller LLP who represents the technology industry groups.
Technology industry groups representing Silicon Valley social media companies filed an emergency petition with the U.S. Supreme Court asking the justices to stay a Texas law they say violates their First Amendment rights.
The emergency application asks the court for relief from a stay granted by a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel last week of a preliminary injunction that had blocked HB 20. NetChoice LLC et al...
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