No. 19-859

Stuart Force, et al. v. Facebook, Inc.

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2020-01-09
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Experienced Counsel
Tags: communications-decency-act content-provider editorial-function editorial-functions immunity interactive-computer-service legal-interpretation online-platforms publisher publisher-immunity section-230
Key Terms:
Privacy
Latest Conference: 2020-05-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Section 230(c)(1) of the Communications Decency Act provides broad immunity to online platforms or is limited to traditional editorial functions

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED Section 230(c)(1) of Title 47 states that no provider of interactive computer service (such as a website) “shall be treated as the publisher of any information provided by another information content provider [such as a user who posts something on the website].” The questions presented are: (1) Is section 230(c)(1) a limitation on the definition of a publisher under certain other prohibitions, or a broad grant of immunity to covered publishers, and (2) Is “publisher” in section 230(c)(1) limited to the exercise of traditional editorial functions, such as deciding to accept or reject a submission? The same questions are presented in Dyroff v. The Ultimate Software Group, No. 19-__. The petition in Dyroff is being filed simultaneously with the petition in the instant case.

Docket Entries

2020-05-18
Petition DENIED.
2020-04-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2020.
2020-04-20
Reply of petitioners Stuart Force, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2020-04-06
Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until April 22, 2020, granted.
2020-04-03
Motion of petitioner to delay distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 from April 8, 2020 to April 22, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-03-24
Brief of respondent Facebook, Inc. in opposition filed.
2020-01-24
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 10, 2020 to March 26, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-01-24
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 26, 2020.
2020-01-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 10, 2020)
2019-11-14
Application (19A499) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until January 13, 2020.
2019-11-06
Application (19A499) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 27, 2019 to January 11, 2020, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.

Attorneys

Facebook, Inc.
Craig S PrimisKirkland & Ellis, LLP, Respondent
Craig S PrimisKirkland & Ellis, LLP, Respondent
Stuart Force, et al.
Eric SchnapperUniv. of Washington School of Law, Petitioner
Eric SchnapperUniv. of Washington School of Law, Petitioner