Meta, Google, and TikTok argue that California Assembly Bill 1709 violates First Amendment free speech protections

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Meta, Google, and TikTok filed separate federal lawsuits in San Francisco, San Jose, and Los Angeles challenging California Assembly Bill 1709

Meta, Google, and TikTok argue that California Assembly Bill 1709 violates Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act

California Assembly Bill 1709 prohibits social media platforms from offering personalized feeds and autoplay video features to children under 16

Children's advocacy organization Common Sense Media sponsored California Assembly Bill 1709

California Assembly Bill 1709 requires social media companies to delete accounts belonging to children under 16 if the platforms do not remove restricted features

The Electronic Frontier Foundation lobbied in the California State Legislature against California Assembly Bill 1709

Justice Antonin Scalia's concurring opinion in NLRB v. Noel Canning stated that a recess appointment is only valid for vacancies that arise during the recess itself

In NLRB v. Noel Canning, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that recess appointments made by President Barack Obama during a three-day break were unconstitutional

Article II of the United States Constitution authorizes the president to adjourn both chambers of Congress in cases of disagreement regarding the time of adjournment

Justice Stephen Breyer's majority opinion in NLRB v. Noel Canning concluded that an intra-session break of 10 days or more qualifies as a recess under the Recess Appointments Clause

Justice Antonin Scalia's concurring opinion in NLRB v. Noel Canning concluded that the Recess Appointments Clause applies exclusively to inter-session recesses

Article I of the United States Constitution prohibits either chamber of Congress from adjourning for more than three days without the consent of the other chamber

Department of Justice attorney Sarah Harris, previously employed at Bayer's primary law firm, drafted the brief supporting glyphosate liability protection before the Supreme Court

Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh have separately stated that states cannot enter interstate compacts without congressional consent

Any European security treaty negotiated by the United States executive branch requires formal ratification by the United States Senate

The United States Congress possesses the constitutional authority to override presidential vetoes on foreign aid appropriations

During the 2016 election campaign, Russian social media operations organized opposing political activist groups to demonstrate simultaneously at the exact same physical locations

Graphica found that mentions of MAGA on X increased by 25% in the eight hours following the Ukrainian strike in Vladimir, Russia

A Graphica analysis found that conservative subreddits on Reddit maintained normal traffic levels following Ukrainian strikes on Yandex data centers

The Supreme Court of the United States established that Congress possesses constitutional authority to conduct oversight on any subject upon which legislation may be enacted