NetChoice can add commerce clause claim in Maryland Kids Code challenge
( July 7, 2026, 22:32 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A US federal judge in Maryland allowed NetChoice to expand its challenge to the state’s Age-Appropriate Design Code, granting the tech trade group permission to add a dormant Commerce Clause claim. Senior US District Judge Richard Bennett said his ruling does not decide whether the Kids Code is unconstitutional, but NetChoice’s claim that the law could burden interstate commerce by forcing websites to collect residency data or apply Maryland’s rules beyond state lines is not clearly frivolous.See attached ruling....
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