Musk's X Loses First Amendment Lawsuit Over New York's Controversial 'Stop Hiding Hate Act'

Musk's X Loses First Amendment Lawsuit Over New York's Controversial 'Stop Hiding Hate Act'

A federal judge dismissed X Corp.'s lawsuit against New York's 'Stop Hiding Hate Act', ruling that transparency mandates do not infringe on free speech.

New York Social Media Law Survives X Lawsuit

By Cindy Harper | Reclaim The Net | August 29, 2026 A New York law that opponents say was designed to strong-arm social media companies into censoring speech (under the guise of “transparency”) has survived a First Amendment challenge. US District Judge John Cronan on Aug 26, 2026, dismissed X’s lawsuit against the “Stop Hiding Hate Act.” […]

Judge Cronan: First Amendment "Poses No Obstacle" to New York Requiring Disclosure of X's Content-Moderation Policies

On Wednesday, Judge Cronan dismissed with prejudice X Corp.’s complaint against Letitia James, in her official capacity as Attorney General of New York, for failure to state a claim. X Corp. alleged that the Content Category Report Provisions of New York’s Stop Hiding Hate Act, which require X to publicly disclose its content-moderation policies, violate X’s...

Reuters: Judge dismisses lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X challenging New York hate speech law

Reuters: Judge dismisses lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X challenging New York hate speech law. “A U.S. judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by Elon Musk’s ​X seeking to void a New York state law requiring social media ‌companies to disclose how they monitor hate speech, extremism, harassment, foreign political interference and disinformation.”