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Students v. Paxton — 5th Cir. (Aug 4, 2026)

No. 25-51073 c/w 26-50001 Argued August 4, 2026 Published August 8, 2026; updated August 23, 2026

The Fifth Circuit hears consolidated First Amendment challenges to Texas's App Store Accountability Act. It requires age verification and parental consent before minors download apps or make purchases. The district court blocked it; an earlier panel stayed the injunctions. Texas Solicitor General William Peterson will defend the law. Cooley partner and former U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar will argue for the industry; Davis Wright Tremaine partner Adam Sieff for the students.

Students v. Paxton (No. 25-51073 c/w 26-50001) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, argued August 4, 2026.

Sources
Argument audio — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (public domain, 17 U.S.C. § 105):https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/OralArgRecordings/25/25-51073_8-4-2026.mp3
Argument listing — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit:https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/oral-argument-recordings?docket=25-51073
Argument calendar — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit:https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/court-calendars/sitting?d=2026-08-04
June 4 stay order — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit:https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/25/25-51073-CV0.pdf
Texas Business and Commerce Code Chapter 121 — Texas Legislature:https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/pdf/BC.121.v3.pdf
Emergency docket 25A1389 — U.S. Supreme Court:https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25a1389.html
Students appellate docket — Justia:https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/ca5/25-51073
CCIA appellate docket — Justia:https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/ca5/26-50001
William Peterson biography — Texas Attorney General:https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/about-office/ken-paxtons-leadership-team
Elizabeth Prelogar biography — Cooley:https://www.cooley.com/people/elizabeth-prelogar
Elizabeth Prelogar service record — U.S. Department of Justice:https://www.justice.gov/osg/bio/solicitor-general-elizabeth-b-prelogar
Adam Sieff biography — Davis Wright Tremaine:https://www.dwt.com/people/s/sieff-adam

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