Source: floridaactioncommittee.org 1/27/26
A proposed class of convicted sex offenders failed to meet the high bar required for broad injunctive relief when it made a facial challenge to a Kentucky law that bans their anonymous use of social media, according to a ruling Monday from the Sixth Circuit.
A panel of the appeals court vacated a preliminary injunction granted by U.S. District Judge Greg Stivers.
An anonymous plaintiff filed suit on behalf of a class shortly after Kentucky Democratic Governor Andy Beshear signed Senate Bill 249 into law and required all individuals convicted of a sex crime involving a minor to use their full legal names on any social media site. In its unanimous decision, the court determined social media sites have the editorial discretion to block or “de-boost” certain content and then vacated injunctions before remanding the cases for further analysis.
The Office of the Kentucky Attorney General said…

Another dumb ass filing in pro per getting a bad decision.