No. 21-459October Term 2021Decided Mar 7, 2022Updated Mar 7, 2022
Doe v. Facebook
Doe v. Facebook, Inc.
Doe is asking the Supreme Court to review a Texas ruling that blocked claims against Facebook because the alleged harm came from content posted by other users, which the court said Facebook is protected from being sued over under Section 230.
Case status
Decided · March 7, 2022
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- What it's about
Doe is asking the Supreme Court to review a Texas ruling that blocked claims against Facebook because the alleged harm came from content posted by other users, which the court said Facebook is protected from being sued over under Section 230.
Question presented
Whether the Texas Supreme Court correctly concluded that petitioner’s state common-law claims were premised on harms caused by third-party content published on Facebook’s platform, and were therefore barred by section 230.
- Case path
Supreme Court of Texas / Decision released Mar 7, 2022
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Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided March 7, 2022
The Court released its decision on March 7, 2022 without hearing oral argument.
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Opinion added: Opinion
Mar 7, 2022 | Court records
Brief added: Petition
Sep 23, 2021 | Court records
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