Breaking News: Justices send Florida, Texas social media laws back to lower courts

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Justices send Florida, Texas social media laws back to lower courts 07/01/2024 11:07 AM EDT The Supreme Court threw two state laws attempting to regulate social-media platforms back to lower courts Monday, saying the First Amendment protects tech companies from government interference on their news feeds — but left open the possibility that parts of the laws might survive. The cases — Moody v. NetChoice and NetChoice v. Paxton — stem from laws in Texas and Florida that would have forced social media platforms to carry all users' viewpoints. The laws were passed in the wake of several platforms banning Donald Trump after Jan. 6, 2021, for violating their policies on inciting violence. Read the latest

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