Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association and its co-plaintiff NetChoice filed a Second Amended Complaint today that lays out why Texas HB20, the social media law sharply criticized by the Supreme Court in 2024, violates the First Amendment.
The Supreme Court sent this legal challenge back to the Texas court last year, making clear that “editorial judgments influencing the content” online are protected speech. Enforcement of Texas’ HB20, a law that would give the government more control over online content, is on hold while this legal challenge makes its way through the Texas court for a full hearing that has yet to be scheduled.
CCIA has advocated for free speech online for more than 25 years.
The following can be attributed to CCIA Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff Stephanie Joyce:
“Texas’s must-carry law would assert government control over websites in ways that violate federal law. These filings provide more information to the court on the law’s scope and First Amendment harms. We look forward to demonstrating how the Supreme Court’s Moody decision requires that this law be struck down.”
