Source: Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA)

Washington, May 28, 2026 — A federal court granted the Texas Attorney General’s request to temporarily lift the injunction that had blocked the state’s App Store Accountability Act, commonly referred to as SB2420, allowing the law to take effect while the constitutional challenge continues. The injunction had been in place after Judge Pitman blocked the law on December 23, 2025, citing likely constitutional violations, and had remained during the Computer & Communications Industry Association’s (CCIA) ongoing challenge until today’s administrative stay was entered.

CCIA is suing the State of Texas seeking to permanently strike SB2420; CCIA contends the statute would impose a sweeping age-verification, parental consent, and compelled-speech regime on app stores and app developers and would force users to surrender personal information. CCIA Litigation Center Director Burke Kappler is quoted saying the law “threatens the First Amendment rights of app stores, app developers, parents, and younger internet users,” and CCIA states the administrative stay is temporary while it remains confident the law is unconstitutional and will ultimately be blocked. The organization describes itself as an international, not-for-profit trade association representing communications and technology firms.