2nd Circuit Sets Feb. 16 Oral Argument in N.Y. AG’s Hateful Conduct Law Appeal

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Appeals Court scheduled oral argument for Feb. 16 at 10 a.m. in New York Attorney General Letitia James' (D) appeal to reverse the district court’s preliminary injunction that blocks her from enforcing Section 394-ccc, New York’s hateful conduct law, said a hearing notice Monday (docket 23-356). Each side will be apportioned 10 minutes for oral argument, said the notice. Section 394-ccc requires social media networks to give users a mechanism for reporting hateful conduct on the network (see 2310160001). To better inform users who wish to make use of a network’s report mechanism, the law also requires networks to disclose a policy explaining how the network will respond to user reports, it said. Three online platforms are challenging Section 394-ccc on grounds that the statute’s requirements infringe their First Amendment rights.