Judge Grants Request for Stay in First Amendment Case Due to SCOTUS Cert Grant
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria for Northern California in San Francisco granted parties’ request for a stay in a First Amendment case against TikTok and Meta Platforms in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s grant of certiorari in NetChoice v.…
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Paxton last week, said his signed order (docket 3:23-cv-04045) Wednesday. Plaintiff Paul Davis and defendants TikTok and Meta will inform the court of any relevant developments, including SCOTUS’ disposition of NetChoice, the order said. In NetChoice, SCOTUS will address the constitutionality of Texas House Bill 20 (HB-20), the law under which Davis is suing. Davis’ complaint against Meta claims its alleged moderation of Facebook and Instagram violates HB-20; Meta moved to dismiss the complaint as a matter of law, including that the bill violates the First Amendment. The Eastern District of Texas transferred the action to the Northern District of California in August (see 2308110029) without ruling on Meta’s motion to dismiss; the action was assigned to the Northern California court on Aug. 28.