NetChoice v. Paxton

Application to vacate stay of preliminary injunction granted on May 31, 2022. Justice Kagan would deny the application. Justice Alito, with whom Justice Thomas and Justice Gorsuch join, dissent from grant of the application.

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
21a720	5th Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2021

Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should reinstate the district court's preliminary injunction that blocked Texas from enforcing Texas House Bill 20.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

Divided court blocks Texas from enforcing social media law (Amy Howe, May 31, 2022)
Tech industry asks court to block Texas law that targets social media companies (Amy Howe, May 15, 2022)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
05/13/2022	Application (21A720) to vacate the stay, submitted to Justice Alito.
05/14/2022	Response to application (21A720) requested by Justice Alito, due by 5 p.m. (EDT) May 18, 2022.
05/17/2022	Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief filed by Professor Eric Goldman.
05/17/2022	Motion for Leave to File Brief Amici Curiae and Proposed Brief of Chamber of Progress et al. filed by Chamber of Progress, et al.
05/17/2022	Motion for Leave to File Brief Amicus Curiae of TechFreedom filed by TechFreedom.
05/17/2022	Motion for leave to file brief amicus curiae filed by Floor64, Inc. d/b/a the Copia Institute.
05/17/2022	Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Emergency Application for Immediate Administrative Relief filed by Christopher Cox.
05/17/2022	Motion for Leave to File Brief Amicus Curiae and Proposed Brief filed by Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press et al.
05/17/2022	Motion for Leave to File Brief Amici Curiae filed by Center for Democracy & Technology, et al.
05/18/2022	Response to application from respondent Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas filed.
05/18/2022	Motion for Leave to file Amicus Curiae filed by State of Florida.
05/18/2022	Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Professor Philip Hamburger; Giganews Inc.; Golden Frog, GmBH.
05/18/2022	Motion for Leave to File Brief Amicus Curiae and Brief of the Cato Institute in Support of Applicants' Emergency Application to Vacate Stay filed by Cato Institute.
05/19/2022	Reply in support of emergency application filed.
05/23/2022	Letter of supplemental authority received.
05/31/2022	Application (21A720) referred to the Court.
05/31/2022	The application (21A720) to vacate stay presented to Justice Alito and by him referred to the Court is granted. The May 11, 2022 order of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit staying the district court’s preliminary injunction is vacated. Justice Kagan would deny the application to vacate stay. Justice Alito, with whom Justice Thomas and Justice Gorsuch join, dissenting from grant of application to vacate stay. (Detached Opinion)