Supreme Court Throws Out ‘Social Media Censorship’ Cases In Florida And Texas

The Supreme Court punted Monday on two cases concerning whether Florida and Texas’ anti-social media “censorship” laws are lawful under the First Amendment—providing no real clarity for either GOP-led states or the social media companies challenging them, as the court sent both cases back to lower courts after justices ruled unanimously that the lower courts hadn’t properly evaluated the issue.

NetChoice, a lobbying group representing and funded by nearly 40 major tech companies, challenged laws in Florida and Texas that punish social media companies for purportedly retaliating against users, which were enacted amid widespread and heavily disputed right-wing claims that social media companies are biased against conservatives.