No. 23-895

Richard Rogalinski v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-02-21
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: censorship civil-procedure civil-rights due-process first-amendment free-speech protected-speech social-media standing state-action
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment ClassAction
Latest Conference: 2024-03-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Petitioner sufficiently stated a claim for relief under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED The Executive Branch of the United States Government acted in concert with Meta Platforms, Inc., to censor protected speech. The questions presented are: 1. Whether the Petitioner sufficiently stated a claim for relief under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. 2. Whether the Petitioner’s allegations that Meta Platforms was a State Actor were sufficient to survive a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) Motion to Dismiss. 3. Whether the First Amendment prohibits the Federal Government from instructing and compelling private social media platforms in the identification, censorship, and removal of protected speech from their platforms.

Docket Entries

2024-03-18
Petition DENIED.
2024-02-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2024.
2024-02-27
Waiver of right of respondent Meta Platforms, Inc. to respond filed.
2024-02-14

Attorneys

Meta Platforms, Inc.
Kenneth Winn AllenKirkland & Ellis LLP, Respondent
Kenneth Winn AllenKirkland & Ellis LLP, Respondent
Richard Rogalinski
Andrew Zachary TappMetropolitan Law Group, PLLC, Petitioner
Andrew Zachary TappMetropolitan Law Group, PLLC, Petitioner