WOODHULL FREEDOM FOUNDATION v. U.S.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Corn-Revere , Washington, DC, argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were Ronald G. London , Washington, DC, Lawrence G. Walters , Daphne Keller , David Greene , Aaron Mackey , and Corynne McSherry .

Catherine R. Gellis was on the brief for amici curiae Floor64, Inc. d/b/a The Copia Institute, et al. in support of plaintiffs-appellants.

Allen Dickerson and Zac Morgan were on the brief for amicus curiae Institute for Free Speech in support of appellants.

Brian M. Willen , New York, NY, and Lauren G. White , San Francisco, CA, were on the brief for amicus curiae Center for Democracy & Technology in support of plaintiffs-appellants.

James Turner was on the brief for amici curiae Freedom Network USA, et al. in support of appellants.

Courtney Dixon , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees. With her on the brief were Jessie K. Liu , U.S. Attorney, and Scott R. McIntosh , Attorney. R. Craig Lawrence , Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance. Ken Paxton , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Texas, Kyle D. Hawkins , Solicitor General, Karen L. Watkins , Assistant Attorney General, Steven Marshall , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Alabama, Leslie Rutledge , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Arkansas, Ashley Moody , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Florida, Chris Carr , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Georgia, Lawrence G. Wasden , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Idaho, Curtis T. Hill, Jr. , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Indiana, Derek Schmidt , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Kansas, Andy Beshear , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Jeff Landry , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Louisiana, Maura Healey , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Keith Ellison , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Minnesota, Jim Hood , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Mississippi, Timothy C. Fox , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Montana, Dave Yost , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Ohio, Mike Hunter , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Oklahoma, Alan Wilson , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of South Carolina, Jason Ravnsborg , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of South Dakota, Sean D. Reyes , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Utah, Mark R. Herring , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Virginia, and Patrick Morrisey , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of West Virginia, were on the brief for the amici curiae States in support of appellees.

Christopher J. Schmidt , Jonathan B. Potts , St. Louis, MO, and Adam L. Shaw , Washington, DC, were on the brief for amicus curiae National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in support of appellees and affirmance.

David Boies , Fairfax, VA, and Karen A. Chesley , New York, NY, were on the brief for amici curiae Legal Momentum, et al. in support of defendants-appellees.

Opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment by Circuit Judge Katsas.