9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Dec. 15, 2023
State asks 9th Circuit to revive law on children’s online data
The state is appealing a September ruling by U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman of San Jose, granting a preliminary injunction against the law – set to go into effect in July 2024 – sought by a technology industry group.
The state attorney general’s office told the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that a district court judge was wrong in enjoining a California law aimed at regulating the storage and processing of children’s online data on the basis that the statute violated free speech.
Deputy Attorney General Elizabeth K. Watson defended the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act in a Wednesday night filing, arguing that the law does not single out bu...