Calif. AG’s Opening Brief Due Nov. 15 in 9th Circuit Appeal of Social Media Injunction

The opening brief is due Nov. 15 in California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s (D) appeal of the district court's Sept. 18 decision granting NetChoice’s motion for a preliminary injunction to block him from enforcing AB-2273, the state’s Age Appropriate Design Code (see 2310190030), said a 9th U.S. Circuit Appeals Court clerk’s order Wednesday (docket 23-2969). NetChoice's answering brief is due Dec. 13, and Bonta's optional reply brief is due 21 days after service of the answering brief, said the order. The U.S. District Court for Northern California held that NetChoice was likely to succeed on the merits of its argument that AB-2273 violates the First Amendment. The lower court also held that AB-2273 is preempted by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.