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Appeals court grants MD petition for full court to consider gun licensing law

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown on Thursday asked the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals to consider the state's handgun permit law, which was struck down by a three-judge panel in November. He announced that he had granted Maryland's request for consideration. Maryland attorney general asks court to reconsider after ruling invalidating handgun permit law […]

Judge halts enforcement of OH law requiring parental consent for social media

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Tuesday, halting enforcement of an Ohio law requiring children under 16 to obtain parental consent before accessing social media apps. U.S. District Judge Algernon Marbury ruled in favor of NetChoice, a group representing TikTok, Meta, and other social media giants. Despite calling the law's intent “a laudable […]

Meta, X and Google sue Ohio over parental consent law

Industry groups representing the biggest social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and He is suing the state. The NetChoice industry group is asking the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio to strike down the social media parental notification law passed last summer. The law went into effect on January 15 and […]