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Elon Musk’s X loses court bid to block California content moderation law

US District Judge William Shubb rules that legislation’s disclosure rules are not ‘unjustified or unduly burdensome’.

Al Jazeera · Dec 29, 2023

Requiring Web Sites to Post and Report Terms of Service Doesn't Violate First Amendment

So holds Judge William Shubb (E.D. Cal.) in X Corp. v. Bonta: AB 587 requires that social media companies post their terms of service "in a manner reasonably designed to inform all users of the social media platform of the existence and contents of the terms of service." The law…

Reason · Dec 29, 2023

California’s COVID misinformation law is entangled in lawsuits, conflicting rulings

Gov. Gavin Newsom may have been prescient when he acknowledged free speech concerns as he signed California’s COVID-19 misinformation bill last fall. In a message to lawmakers, the governor warned of “the chilling effect other potential laws may have” on the ability of doctors to speak frankly with patients but…

Tribune News Service · Mar 21, 2023

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Federal judge pauses enforcement of California law targeting doctors who share COVID-19 misinformation

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal judge on Wednesday paused enforcement of a new California law that punishes doctors for spreading false information about COVID-19 to their patients.

Tribune News Service · Jan 26, 2023

Court Blocks California Ban on COVID "Treatment or Advice" That's "Contrary to the Standard of Care"

This decision (Hoeg v. Newsom, decided by Judge William Shubb) reaches a result different from that reached four weeks ago in McDonald v. Lawson. I'm on the run, but hope to blog more about this later. UPDATE: Here's the heart of the opinion, which preliminarily enjoins the operation of the…

Reason · Jan 26, 2023

She faked her kidnapping to go back to her ex. Now she'll get 18 months in prison

Sherri Papini disappeared in 2016, triggering a three-week multi-state search. When she resurfaced, she told authorities an elaborate lie about being abducted and tortured by two Hispanic women.

WEKU · Sep 20, 2022

California woman who admitted to faking her kidnapping sentenced to 18 months in prison

Sherri Papini’s case gained national attention when she went missing for weeks but was found staying with an ex-boyfriend

The Guardian - US · Sep 19, 2022

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California woman pleads guilty to 2016 kidnapping hoax

A Northern California woman has pleaded guilty to mail fraud and lying to the FBI

The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2022

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