Mar. 20, 2026
Trade groups challenge California recycling label law as unconstitutional speech ban
Eighteen trade groups filed suit to block California's SB 343, arguing the law unlawfully restricts truthful recycling claims and imposes unclear compliance standards in violation of the First Amendment and due process.
Eighteen trade groups sued California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Tuesday, challenging a state law that restricts recyclability claims on packaging as an unconstitutional limit on commercial speech and an impermissibly vague regime under the Due Process Clause.
The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, seeks to block enforcement of Senate Bill 343 before its Oct. 4 effective date, arguing the statute broadly bars truthful, qualified...
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