Barrett and Kavanaugh temporarily block Texas Anti-Censorship Act

The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked Texas’ anti-censorship social media law from enactment, and Trump-appointed Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh joined the majority to return the anti-censorship bill to the U.S. Court of Justice. Appeals for review. Fifth cycle.

In an extraordinary 5-4 decision, Judges John Roberts, Sonia Sotomayor and Stephen Bryer joined Barrett and Kavanaugh in the majority to block legislation that gives Texans the right to challenge bans on social media platforms in court.

Judges Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Judge Elena Kagan did not participate in Obama’s appointment.

In his dissenting opinion, Judge Alito said he has not yet formed a “final opinion” on the law, but said blocking the law was an early and unacceptable violation of state sovereignty.

“It’s not entirely clear how our current pre-internet precedent should apply to large social media companies, but Texas insists its laws are acceptable in our case law,” Alito said.

“The state states that we support legislation that requires businesses to disclose factual and precise information about the conditions under which their services will be provided, provided these requirements are not unreasonable or excessively severe.

“Applicants have applied to federal court for a preliminary review of the law, so it is unclear how state courts would interpret this law if it applied to applicants’ businesses; nor has it been decided which platforms are subject to the law.”

“After the briefing and oral argument, the Court of Appeal decided that the decision of the district court should be suspended and that a judgment on the merits could be expected in the near future. “I will not violate the wise decision of the Court of Appeal regarding the applicants’ right to adjournment,” he said.

“While I understand the court’s obvious desire to remain in HB20 pending appeal, the preliminary ruling by the district court is itself a significant violation of state sovereignty, and Texas does not need prior authorization from federal courts.

The law, which is arguably the most powerful bill passed by any state government, aimed at giving users the ability to protect themselves from arbitrary censorship, has been challenged by tech industry groups. The Fifth Circuit went to the Supreme Court after a district court judge overturned a restraining order.

Although the Fifth Circuit reversed this original decision, it did not offer a full opinion. If the law goes back to the Fifth Circuit, which is likely to happen, the appellate court will have the opportunity to do so, then it will likely go back to the Supreme Court, which will have the opportunity to give a full opinion on it. fundamentals. .

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Allum Bohari is senior technical correspondent for Breitbart News. He is the author of #DELETED: Big Tech’s War to Delete the Trump Movement and Steal the Election. follow him Twitter @LibertarianBlue.