Supreme Court Punts on Florida and Texas Social Media Laws, Sends Cases Back to Lower Courts

Both state laws required platforms to explain their content moderation decisions.
Supreme Court Punts on Florida and Texas Social Media Laws, Sends Cases Back to Lower Courts
A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building, with members of a student group in the foreground, in Washington, on June 1, 2024. Will Dunham/REUTERS
Matthew Vadum
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The Supreme Court on July 1 sent legal challenges to laws in Florida and Texas that regulate how social media platforms moderate content back to lower courts, finding that they failed to carry out proper analyses of the two cases.

The court’s unanimous decision was written by Justice Elena Kagan. Despite the 9-0 vote on the judgment, not all justices agreed with the reasoning behind it.