Important to note that this 5th Circuit ruling conflicts with the 11th Circuit's ruling. And SCOTUS had previously reinstated an injunction against this very same law.
And this 5th Circuit opinion has very idiosyncratic reasoning [0, just the first few pages will blow your hair back]. A sample:
"In urging such sweeping relief, the platforms offer a rather odd inversion of the First Amendment. That Amendment, of course, protects every person’s right to 'the freedom of speech.' But the platforms argue that buried somewhere in the person’s enumerated right to free speech lies a corporation’s unenumerated right to muzzle speech."
How the 1st Amendment might protect a corporation's religious POV but not its exercise of editorial control is a very good question. I'm not saying this very conservative SCOTUS won't adopt the 5th Circuit's reasoning, but it still seems unlikely. In my view -- much more likely is that they resolve the Circuit split by adopting the 11th Circuit's view wholeheartedly.
And this 5th Circuit opinion has very idiosyncratic reasoning [0, just the first few pages will blow your hair back]. A sample:
How the 1st Amendment might protect a corporation's religious POV but not its exercise of editorial control is a very good question. I'm not saying this very conservative SCOTUS won't adopt the 5th Circuit's reasoning, but it still seems unlikely. In my view -- much more likely is that they resolve the Circuit split by adopting the 11th Circuit's view wholeheartedly.[0]: https://techfreedom.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-09-1...