Supreme Court Will Hear Appeal to Upend Texas’ Age Verification Law for Porn Sites
Similar age verification laws have passed in other states, including Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana and Oklahoma.
Supreme Court Keeps on Hold Efforts in Texas, Florida To Regulate Social Media Platforms
The justices returned the cases to lower courts in challenges from trade associations for the companies, which claimed that the laws violated the platforms’ speech rights.
Supreme Court Rules Ex-Presidents Have Some Immunity From Prosecution
In a historic 6-3 ruling, the justices said for the first time that former presidents have absolute immunity from prosecution for their official acts and no immunity for unofficial acts.
Supreme Court Rules for Biden Admin in Social Media Dispute With Red States
Justices threw out lower-court rulings favoring claims that administration officials leaned on the social media platforms to unconstitutionally squelch conservative points of view.
Supreme Court Clears the Way for the NRA’s Free Speech Lawsuit Against an Ex-New York Official
The unanimous opinion reverses a lower-court decision tossing out the gun rights group’s lawsuit against ex-New York state Department of Financial Services Superintendent Maria Vullo.
Supreme Court Rejects Musk Appeal Over Social Posts That Must Be Approved by Tesla
Musk, who acquired Twitter in 2022, complained that the requirement amounts to “prior restraint” on his speech in violation of the First Amendment.
Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Black Lives Matter Activist Over Protest Lawsuit
At an earlier stage of the case, the high court noted that the issue was “fraught with implications for First Amendment rights.”
Rulings Open New Frontier for Insurrection Claims Against State, Local Officials
The move came on the heels of an expedited high-court ruling that Section 3 can’t be used against federal officials or candidates until Congress writes a law.