FROM NBC NEWS: The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to block a new Mississippi law that imposes age verification and parental consent restrictions on social media platforms.
In a brief order with no dissents, the court rejected an emergency request filed by the industry group NetChoice on behalf of nine of its members, including Facebook, X and YouTube.
In a separate concurring opinion, Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote that NetChoice had, in his view, “demonstrated that it is likely to succeed on the merits” when the case reaches a final conclusion but had not shown the need to block the law at an early stage of the litigation.
The law requires age verification and parental consent for social media access for minors. Enacted last year, the law aims to address concerns about social media’s negative impact on young people.
NetChoice says the restrictions violate free speech protections. It represented six additional platforms in the case: Dreamwidth, Instagram, Nextdoor, Pinterest, Reddit and Snapchat.
BREAKING: #SCOTUS declines emergency bid by tech lobby NetChoice to halt new Mississippi law regulating social media platforms. No dissent noted. Kavanaugh says law likely violates 1st Amendment but equities don’t back court intervention right now. Doc: https://t.co/Gwqt2b81Mo
— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) August 14, 2025
NetChoice Confident the First Amendment Will Prevail Against Mississippi’s I.D.-For-Speech Law
WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Supreme Court unfortunately denied NetChoice’s emergency application to temporarily halt Mississippi’s I.D.-for-Speech law, HB 1126, while our case moves… pic.twitter.com/iBU4Hi5dli
— NetChoice (@NetChoice) August 14, 2025
While we are disappointed with the Supreme Court’s decision today on our emergency application, NetChoice remains confident we will succeed at ultimately striking down Mississippi’s I.D.-for-Speech law. pic.twitter.com/JAr0x2mntp
— NetChoice (@NetChoice) August 14, 2025
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