U.S. District Court Revives Woodhull's FOSTA Challenge

U.S. District Court Revives Woodhull's FOSTA Challenge

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This morning, the Washington D.C. Court of Appeals revived a legal challenge filed by the Woodhull Freedom Foundation against the U.S. government to block enforcement of the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA).

Today’s decision reversed a prior district court judge’s decision to dismiss the case. The Woodhull Foundation was joined by a prestigious group of free speech and sexual expression organizations that argued in September 2019 to have the prior decision reversed.

“The court ordered that the constitutional challenge be sent back to the district court,” the Woodhull Foundation tweeted today, for a ruling on the merits of the challenge.

“We are thrilled with the victory in this incredibly important case,” Ricci Levy, President and CEO of Woodhull, said. “We are committed to fighting this unconstitutional and dangerous law to the end.”

The Internet Archive, Human Rights Watch and two individuals, Alex Andrews and Eric Koszyk, joined Woodhull as appellants who questioned the constitutional status of the controversial FOSTA legislation.

“The entire legal team worked tirelessly in this appeal, and we are happy to see that the constitutional challenge is moving forward,” said Lawrence G. Walters, Esq., General Counsel to Woodhull, and a member of the legal team challenging FOSTA.

XBIZ will update this story with additional details as warranted.

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Woodhull Appeal Decision JAN 2020

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