No. 22-277October Term 2023Decided Jul 1, 2024
Moody v. NetChoice
Florida defended a law restricting large social-media platforms' moderation practices and requiring explanations for moderation decisions.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jul 1, 2024
- What it's about
Florida defended a law restricting large social-media platforms' moderation practices and requiring explanations for moderation decisions. The Court vacated and remanded because the lower courts had not properly analyzed the facial First Amendment issues across the laws' full range of applications.
Question presented
Do Florida S.B. 7072’s content-moderation restrictions comply with the First Amendment, and do the law’s individualized-explanation requirements comply with the First Amendment?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit / Decision released Jul 1, 2024
- Area
First Amendment, Business and Regulation
Timing
Decided July 1, 2024
The Court released its decision 126 days after oral argument on February 26, 2024. The median for cases argued in February is 106 days.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Apr 30, 2026
- Method
- Methodology