Ken Paxton
Role at the time: Texas Attorney General, through counsel in his official capacity
Defended or excused
Statement summary
Texas defends HB20 as an antidiscrimination and disclosure law and disputes treating covered platform decisions as the platforms' own expression.
“The Fifth Circuit correctly held, however, that HB20 regulates the platforms’ conduct, not their expression.”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Texas merits brief defending HB20 moderation restrictionsNo. 22-555, introduction, pages 1-4
Texas defends HB20 as an antidiscrimination and disclosure law and disputes treating covered platform decisions as the platforms' own expression.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
The issue is Florida SB7072 and Texas HB20 restrictions on platform content moderation. Texas expressly defends the restrictions on platform moderation under scrutiny.