No. 23-411October Term 2023Decided Jun 26, 2024
Vivek H. Murthy, Surgeon General, et al., Petitioners v. Missouri, et al.
The Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit alleging the federal government coerced social media platforms into censoring speech, ruling that the plaintiffs lacked standing to sue.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 26, 2024
- What it's about
The Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit alleging the federal government coerced social media platforms into censoring speech, ruling that the plaintiffs lacked standing to sue. The Court held the plaintiffs failed to prove their content restrictions were caused by government pressure rather than the platforms' independent policies.
Question presented
Did the federal government’s request that private social media companies take steps to prevent the dissemination of purported misinformation transform those companies’ content-moderation decisions into state action and thus violate users’ First Amendment rights?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit / Decision released Jun 26, 2024
- Area
First Amendment
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- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
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Primary materials8
Supreme Court docket 23-411
docket | Mar 30, 2026
Primary case document
Supreme Court document | Mar 30, 2026
CourtListener docket record
docket | Mar 30, 2026
Questions Presented
brief | Mar 8, 2026
Murthy
opinion | Jun 26, 2024
opinion
opinion | Jun 26, 2024
Opinion
opinion | Dec 11, 2023
Reply
brief | Sep 21, 2023