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No. 21-1496
 
Title: Twitter, Inc., Petitioner
v.
Mehier Taamneh, et al.
Docketed: May 31, 2022
Linked with: 21A501, 22A522
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
 
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)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
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.
Main Document Other Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Aug 30 2022 Reply of petitioner Twitter, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service Proof of Service
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.
Blanket Consent
Nov 03 2022 Motion for an extension of time to file the joint appendix and the opening briefs on the merits filed.
Main Document
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.
Blanket Consent
Nov 17 2022 Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Google LLC
Blanket Consent
Nov 22 2022 Letter of petitioner amending corporate disclosure statement filed. (Distributed)
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Nov 29 2022 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Main Document Proof of Service
Nov 29 2022 Brief of petitioner Twitter, Inc. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Nov 29 2022 Brief of respondents Facebook, Inc. and Google LLC supporting petitioners filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Nov 30 2022 Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Facebook, Inc.
Blanket Consent
Dec 05 2022 Brief amici curiae of Center for Democracy & Technology, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 06 2022 Brief amici curiae of Former State Department Legal Advisers in support of neither party filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 06 2022 Brief amicus curiae of The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 06 2022 Brief amici curiae of Computer & Communications Industry Association, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 06 2022 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Main Document Proof of Service
Dec 06 2022 Brief amici curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 06 2022 Brief amici curiae of Institute of International Bankers, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 06 2022 Brief amici curiae of InterAction, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 08 2022 Application (22A522) of respondents Taamneh, et al. to file a brief on the merits in excess of the word limitation, submitted to Justice Kagan.
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Dec 15 2022 Application to file respondents' brief on the merits in excess of the word limit (22A522) granted by Justice Kagan, provided that the brief does not exceed 20,000 words.
Dec 19 2022 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, February 22, 2023.
Dec 20 2022 Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
Dec 21 2022 The record from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is available on PACER.
Dec 21 2022 The record from the U.S.D.C. for the Northern District of California is available on PACER.
Jan 11 2023 Brief of respondents Mehier Taamneh, et al. filed.
Main Document Other Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 17 2023 CIRCULATED
Jan 18 2023 Motion for divided argument and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed by respondents Facebook, Inc. and Google LLC supporting petitioner.
Main Document Proof of Service
Jan 18 2023 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed.
Main Document Proof of Service
Jan 18 2023 Brief amici curiae of Retired United States Generals Who Served in Iraq and Afghanistan filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 18 2023 Brief amicus curiae of The Plaintiffs' General Committee in the MDL Addressing the Attacks of September 11, 2001 filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 18 2023 Brief amicus curiae of The Plaintiffs' General Committee in the MDL Addressing the Attacks of September 11, 2001 filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 18 2023 Brief amici curiae of 470 Victims of Terrorist Attacks filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 18 2023 Brief amici curiae of 123 Victims of Terrorist Attacks filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 18 2023 Brief amici curiae of Anti-Terrorism Act Scholars filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 18 2023 Brief amici curiae of Former National Security Officials filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Jan 18 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Concerned Women for America filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Jan 18 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Senator Charles E. Grassley filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Jan 18 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Anti-Defamation League filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Jan 18 2023 Brief amici curiae of The American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 26 2023 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED.
Jan 26 2023 Motion for divided argument filed by respondents Facebook, Inc. and Google LLC supporting petitioner DENIED.
Feb 10 2023 Reply of respondents Facebook, Inc., et al. supporting petitioner filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Feb 10 2023 Reply of petitioner Twitter, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Feb 22 2023 Argued. For petitioner: Seth P. Waxman, Washington, D. C.; and Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Eric Schnapper, Seattle, Wash.
Mar 31 2023 Letter of petitioner amending corporate disclosure statement filed. (Distributed)
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May 18 2023 Judgment REVERSED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Jackson, J., filed a concurring opinion.
Jun 20 2023 Judgment issued.
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Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Seth P. Waxman
Counsel of Record
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
2100 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20037
SETH.WAXMAN@WILMERHALE.COM
Ph: 202-663-6800
Party name: Twitter, Inc.


Attorneys for Respondents
Lisa S. Blatt
Counsel of Record
Williams & Connolly LLP
680 Maine Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20024
lblatt@wc.com
Ph: 202-434-5050
Party name: Google LLC supporting petitioner


Paul D. Clement
Counsel of Record
Clement & Murphy, PLLC
706 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
paul.clement@clementmurphy.com
Ph: (202) 742-8900
Party name: Facebook, Inc. supporting petitioner


Eric Schnapper
Counsel of Record
Univ. of Washington School of Law
P.O. Box 353020
Seattle, WA 98195
schnapp@uw.edu
Ph: 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
Ph: (213) 229-7804
Party name: Facebook, Inc.


Other Attorneys
James Patrick Bonner
Counsel of Record
Fleischman Bonner & Rocco LLP
81 Main Street
Suite 515
White Plains, NY 10601
JBONNER@FBRLLP.COM
Ph: 646-415-1399
Party name: Anti-Defamation League


Beth Susan Brinkmann
Counsel of Record
Covington & Burling
850 Tenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001-4956
bbrinkmann@cov.com
Ph: 202-662-5312
Party name: The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America


Glenn Ari Danas
Counsel of Record
Clarkson Law Firm, P.C.
22525 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90265
GDANAS@CLARKSONLAWFIRM.COM
Ph: 213-788-4050
Party name: Retired United States Generals Who Served in Iraq and Afghanistan


Mario Alberto Diaz
Counsel of Record
Concerned Women for America
1000 N. Payne Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
mdiaz@cwfa.org
Ph: (202) 488-7000
Party name: Concerned Women for America


Geoffrey Paul Eaton
Counsel of Record
Sparacino PLLC
1920 L St. NW
Ste. 835
Washington, DC 20036
GEOFF.EATON@SPARACINOPLLC.COM
Ph: 202-422-8676
Party name: 123 Victims of Terrorist Attacks


Brian Halligan Fletcher
Counsel of Record
Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20530
Cheri.Williams2@usdoj.gov
Ph: 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
Ph: 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
Ph: 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
Ph: (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
Ph: 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
Ph: 804-788-7202
Party name: Former State Department Legal Advisers


Hal R. Morris
Counsel of Record
Saul Ewing LLP
161 North Clark Street
Suite 4200
Chicago, IL 60601
HAL.MORRIS@SAUL.COM
Ph: 3128767100
Party name: The American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, The Simon Wiesenthal Center, and The Zachor Legal Institute


Gary Martin Osen
Counsel of Record
OSEN LLC
190 Moore Street
Suite 272
Hackensack, NJ 07601
gosen@osenlaw.com
Ph: (201) 265-6400
Party name: Former National Security Officials


Michael A. Petrino
Counsel of Record
Stein Mitchell Beato & Missner LLP
901 15th Street, NW, STE 700
Washington, DC 20005
MPETRINO@STEINMITCHELL.COM
Ph: (202) 737-7777
Party name: Senator Charles E. Grassley


Carter G. Phillips
Counsel of Record
Sidley Austin LLP
1501 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
CPHILLIPS@SIDLEY.COM
Ph: +1 202 736 8270
Party name: The Plaintiffs' General Committee in the MDL Addressing the Attacks of September 11, 2001


Andrew John Pincus
Counsel of Record
Mayer Brown LLP
1999 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
apincus@mayerbrown.com
Ph: 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


David Brian Smallman
Counsel of Record
Smallman + Snyder Law Group || Smallman Law PLLC
43 West 43rd Street
Suite 242
New York, NY 10036-7424
DavidBrian@DBSLawPLLC.com
Ph: 9174140182
Party name: Gregory Clayborn Individually and as Successor-in-Interest of the Estate of Sierra Clayborn


Stephen I. Vladeck
Counsel of Record
727 East Dean Keeton Street
Austin, TX 78705
SVLADECK@LAW.UTEXAS.EDU
Ph: 5124759198
Party name: Anti-Terrorism Act Scholars


Daniel Hirotsu Woofter
Counsel of Record
Goldstein & Russell, P.C.
7475 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 850
Bethesda, MD 20814
DW@GOLDSTEINRUSSELL.COM
Ph: (202) 362-0636
Party name: 470 Victims of Terrorist Attacks

 

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