https://ailawwiki.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=The_Babylon_Bee_v_CastilloThe Babylon Bee v Castillo - Revision history2026-08-13T13:39:29ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.45.3https://ailawwiki.com/index.php?title=The_Babylon_Bee_v_Castillo&diff=2430&oldid=prevAILawWikiAdmin: Create case page for Babylon Bee constitutional challenge2026-08-12T10:35:50Z<p>Create case page for Babylon Bee constitutional challenge</p>
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! Court<br />
| U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico<ref name="complaint">[https://adflegal.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/babylon-bee-v-castillo-2026-08-11-complaint.pdf Complaint, ''The Babylon Bee v. Castillo'', filed August 11, 2026]</ref><br />
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! Filed<br />
| August 11, 2026<ref name="complaint" /><br />
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! Plaintiff<br />
| The Babylon Bee<ref name="complaint" /><br />
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! Defendants<br />
| New Mexico officials sued in their official capacities, including Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver and Attorney General Raúl Torrez.<ref name="complaint" /><br />
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! Claims<br />
| First and Fourteenth Amendment challenge to New Mexico HB 182.<ref name="complaint" /><br />
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'''The Babylon Bee v. Castillo''' is a federal constitutional challenge to New Mexico HB 182's rules for AI-generated or digitally altered political media.<ref name="complaint" /><br />
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== Allegations ==<br />
The Bee alleges that HB 182 compels disclaimers and authorizes penalties for protected satire, parody, memes, and political commentary.<ref name="complaint" /> It seeks declaratory and injunctive relief against enforcement of the challenged provisions.<ref name="complaint" /><br />
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== Procedural status ==<br />
The complaint was filed on August 11, 2026; the case was newly pending as of that filing.<ref name="complaint" /><br />
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== Significance ==<br />
The case tests whether a state may apply synthetic-media disclosure requirements to political satire and parody.<ref name="complaint" /><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[News-Babylon-Bee-New-Mexico-AI-Satire-Lawsuit-2026|August 11, 2026 — Babylon Bee Challenges New Mexico AI Satire Disclaimer Law]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Deepfakes]]<br />
[[Category:New Mexico]]<br />
[[Category:District of New Mexico]]</div>AILawWikiAdmin