Judge Continues AB-2273 Case Management Conference to Dec. 7

U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman for Northern California in San Jose signed an order Thursday (docket 5:22-cv-08861) continuing until Dec. 7 from April 13 the initial case management conference in NetChoice’s lawsuit for a preliminary injunction to block California’s age-appropriate social media design law, AB-2273, from taking effect in July 2024. NetChoice and California Attorney General Rob Bonta asked in an April 3 joint stipulation that the conference be postponed until at least 30 days after the court issues a decision on NetChoice’s injunction motion and the opportunity for appeal was exhausted (see 2304040001). The judge opted to continue the conference to Dec. 7 rather than doing so indefinitely, but she will grant “further joint requests for continuance” as necessary, said her order.