| No. 21-1496 | |
| Title: | Twitter, Inc., Petitioner v. Mehier Taamneh, et al. |
| Docketed: | May 31, 2022 |
| Linked with 21A501 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (18-17192) |
| Decision Date: | June 22, 2021 |
| Rehearing Denied: | December 27, 2021 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Mar 10 2022 | Application (21A501) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 27, 2022 to May 26, 2022, submitted to Justice Kagan. |
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| Mar 14 2022 | Application (21A501) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until May 26, 2022. |
| May 26 2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 30, 2022) |
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| Jun 21 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 30, 2022 to August 14, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Jun 23 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 15, 2022. See Rule 30.1. |
| Jun 27 2022 | Letter from counsel for respondent Google, LLC submitted pursuant to Rule 12.6 filed. |
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| Jun 29 2022 | Letter from counsel for respondent Facebook, Inc. submitted pursuant to Rule 12.6 filed. |
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| Aug 15 2022 | Brief of respondents Mehier Taamneh, et al. in opposition filed. |
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| Aug 30 2022 | Reply of petitioner Twitter, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Aug 31 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022. |
| Oct 03 2022 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Nov 02 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Mehier Taamneh, et al. |
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| Nov 03 2022 | Motion for an extension of time to file the joint appendix and the opening briefs on the merits filed. |
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| Nov 07 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file the joint appendix and the opening briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits (including respondents in support) is extended to and including November 29, 2022. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including January 11, 2023. |
| Nov 17 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Twitter, Inc. |
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| Nov 17 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Google LLC |
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| Nov 22 2022 | Letter amending corporate disclosure statement of Twitter, Inc. submitted. |
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| Nov 29 2022 | Brief of respondents Facebook, Inc. filed. |
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| Nov 29 2022 | Brief of petitioner Twitter, Inc. filed. |
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| Nov 29 2022 | Joint appendix filed. |
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| Nov 30 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Facebook, Inc. |
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| Dec 05 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Center for Democracy & Technology, American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern Carolina, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Knight First Amendment Institute At Columbia University, R Street Institute, and Reporters C filed. |
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| Dec 06 2022 | Amicus brief of Brief of Computer & Communications Industry Association, Netchoice, Software & Information Industry Association, Developers Alliance, Chamber Of Progress, Internet Infrastructure Coalition, And Act The App Association submitted. |
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| Dec 06 2022 | Amicus brief of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, National Foreign Trade Council, United States Council for International Business, and Business Roundtable submitted. |
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| Dec 06 2022 | Amicus brief of Institute of International Bankers, European Banking Federation, The Bank Policy Institute submitted. |
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| Dec 06 2022 | Amicus brief of The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America submitted. |
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| Dec 06 2022 | Amicus brief of Former State Department Legal Advisers submitted. |
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| Dec 06 2022 | Amicus brief of InterAction and Charity & Security Network submitted. |
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| Dec 06 2022 | Amicus brief of United States submitted. |
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| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Seth P. Waxman Counsel of Record | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP 1875 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20006 Seth.Waxman@wilmerhale.com | 202-663-6800 |
| Party name: Twitter, Inc. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Lisa Schiavo Blatt Counsel of Record | Williams & Connolly LLP 680 Maine Avenue SW Washington, DC 20024 lblatt@wc.com | 202-434-5050 |
| Party name: Google LLC | ||
| Paul D. Clement Counsel of Record | Clement & Murphy, PLLC 706 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 paul.clement@clementmurphy.com | (202) 742-8900 |
| Party name: Facebook, Inc. | ||
| Eric Schnapper Counsel of Record | Univ. of Washington School of Law P.O. Box 353020 Seattle, WA 98195 schnapp@uw.edu | 206-616-3167 |
| Party name: Mehier Taamneh, et al. | ||
| Theodore J. Boutrous Jr. | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 333 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90071 tboutrous@gibsondunn.com | (213) 229-7804 |
| Party name: Facebook, Inc. | ||
| Other | ||
| Beth Susan Brinkmann Counsel of Record | Covington & Burling 850 Tenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001-4956 bbrinkmann@cov.com | 202-662-5312 |
| Party name: The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America | ||
| Brian Halligan Fletcher Counsel of Record | Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20530 Cheri.Williams2@usdoj.gov | 202-514-2201 |
| Party name: United States | ||
| Marc J. Gottridge Counsel of Record | Herbert Smith Freehills New York LLP 450 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 Marc.Gottridge@hsf.com | 917-542-7600 |
| Party name: Institute of International Bankers, European Banking Federation, The Bank Policy Institute | ||
| Timothy Paul Harkness Counsel of Record | Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP 601 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10022 timothy.harkness@freshfields.com | 212-277-4000 |
| Party name: InterAction and Charity & Security Network | ||
| Kathleen Roberta Hartnett Counsel of Record | Cooley LLP 3 Embarcadero Center San Francisco, CA 94111, CA 94111 khartnett@cooley.com | (415) 693-2071 |
| Party name: Center for Democracy & Technology, American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern Carolina, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Knight First Amendment Institute At Columbia University, R Street Institute, and Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press | ||
| Scott A. Keller Counsel of Record | Lehotsky Keller LLP 200 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20001 scott@lehotskykeller.com | 5126938350 |
| Party name: Brief of Computer & Communications Industry Association, Netchoice, Software & Information Industry Association, Developers Alliance, Chamber Of Progress, Internet Infrastructure Coalition, And Act The App Association | ||
| Elbert Lin Counsel of Record | Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP 951 E. Byrd Street Riverfront Plaza, East Tower Richmond, VA 23219-4074 elin@HuntonAK.com | 804-788-7202 |
| Party name: Former State Department Legal Advisers | ||
| Andrew John Pincus Counsel of Record | Mayer Brown LLP 1999 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 apincus@mayerbrown.com | 202-263-3220 |
| Party name: The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, National Foreign Trade Council, United States Council for International Business, and Business Roundtable | ||