Social media gag orders
Mathiew Rae Fox v. Sarah Ann Fox
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Mathiew Rae Fox asks the Supreme Court to review whether a court may use civil contempt (a penalty meant to enforce compliance) to enforce an advance ban on a parent sharing any information about a case on social media.
- What's at stake
- Whether the order may be enforced against the parent under the First Amendment remains unresolved.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The petition was distributed for a conference, but that does not mean the Court has agreed to hear it.
Civil contempt is a court penalty meant to make someone comply with a court order.
Question presented
Whether the First Amendment permits a court to enforce through civil contempt a prospective order prohibiting a parent from disseminating on social media "any information concerning this case"?
What happens next
The Court must decide whether to hear the case. The conference distribution does not guarantee a decision on Dec. 4, 2026.
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