Case: 21-51178
Document: 00516474571
Page: 1
Date Filed: 09/16/2022
United States Court of Appeals
for the Fifth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
September 16, 2022
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
No. 21-51178
NetChoice, L.L.C., a 501(c)(6) District of Columbia organization doing
business as NetChoice; Computer Communications
Industry Association, a 501(c)(6) non-stock Virginia Corporation
doing business as CCIA,
Plaintiffs—Appellees,
versus
Ken Paxton, in his official capacity as Attorney General of Texas,
Defendant—Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
USDC No. 1:21-cv-840
Before Jones, Southwick, and Oldham, Circuit Judges.
Andrew S. Oldham, Circuit Judge: *
A Texas statute named House Bill 20 generally prohibits large social
media platforms from censoring speech based on the viewpoint of its speaker.
The platforms urge us to hold that the statute is facially unconstitutional and
hence cannot be applied to anyone at any time and under any circumstances.
*
Judge Jones joins all but Part III.E and Part V.B.3 of this opinion.
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