DD v. YouTube – Transfer Denied

November 17, 2025

Last week in Defense Distributed v. YouTube (1:25-cv-01095-ADA), after Judge Albright surprised Team Google with a dramatic motions hearing, YouTube’s motion to transfer was denied. You’re welcome to read that hearing’s transcript.

Google’s attempt to transfer our case to California failed. And this failure is the first endorsement of the new reading the law’s framers have given Texas’ HB20 after NetChoice. Our case will stay in Texas, and HB20’s powers (and penalties) against YouTube will be construed by a Texas court.

This is not good news for San Francisco. This is not good news for the District of Columbia. The denial follows:

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