4th Circuit Unanimously Holds Maryland Law Requiring Online Platforms to Post Information About Political Advertisers Violates the First Amendment

You can find the opinion here. Importantly, the lawsuit did not challenge that part of the law requiring the purchasers of online advertising to make certain disclosures and disclaimers. The lawsuit challenged only the portion putting obligations on “online platforms” (such as Facebook and the Washington Post) to publish information about the purchasers of the advertising.

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