9th Circuit Reverses Injunction Denial In X Corp’s Bid To Stop Bill Enforcement

( September 5, 2024, 2:03 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Sept. 4 reversed and remanded a district court order denying a motion for a preliminary injunction filed by X Corp., formerly known as Twitter Inc., to enjoin the enforcement of California legislation requiring social media companies to post semiannual reports detailing their terms of service and content moderation policies, finding that a preliminary injunction is merited because X Corp is likely to succeed on the merits of its claim that the legislation’s reporting requirement violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution....