Supreme Court Calendar Includes Social Media Content Moderation Cases

Published on January 5, 2024

The Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for next month in a high-profile challenge to social media laws enacted in Texas and Florida. The court’s calendar published on Jan. 5 also lists February hearing dates for a challenge to a federal anti-smog regulation and a Federal Reserve regulation governing fees for debit card transactions. In another case, the court will consider whether a cryptocurrency exchange can force customers to submit disputes to arbitration. The NetChoice Cases On Feb. 26, the court will hear Moody v. NetChoice LLC and NetChoice LLC v. Paxton. NetChoice, a coalition of trade associations representing social media companies and e-commerce businesses, challenged a Florida statute that makes it a violation for a social media platform to deplatform a political candidate, punishable by a $250,000 per day fine....