Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does an interactive computer service provider become a state actor when it collaborates with government officials to suppress specific viewpoints, thereby implicating First Amendment protections?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
The state -action doctrine limits the power of government to violate individual rights through coercion or inducement of, or close nexus with private intermediaries . Petitioner Children’s Health Defense (“CHD”) allege s that Executive Branch officials specifically targeted its viewpoint on vaccines , and its spokesman, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to Meta Platforms, Inc., (“Meta”) which willfully cooperated by censor ing CHD’s protected speech and removing CHD, thereby dampen ing opposition to preferred official polic ies. The lower c ourts dismissed CHD’s complaint , deciding that Meta is a private company entitled to work with G overnment as to what limits should apply to speech on its platforms . The questions presented are: 1. Does Skinner v. Ry. Labor Executives’ Ass’n , 489 U.S. 602 (1989) , mandate that Meta, an interactive computer service provider which receives 47 U.S.C. § 230 immunity , become a state actor when it affirmatively engages with Executive Branch officials to exercise its State -created privilege to suppress particular viewpoints or speakers ? If so, is the First Amendment implicated ? 2. Does an interactive computer service provider transform private conduct into state action when it willfully conforms its content -moderation process or decision s to Executive Branch preferences to suppress particular protected third -party speech or cede s active, meaningful control of its process or decision s to the State ?
2025-06-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025.
2025-06-05
Reply of petitioner Children's Health Defense filed.
2025-06-05
Reply of Children's Health Defense submitted.
2025-05-27
Brief of Meta Platforms, Inc. and Mark Zuckerberg in opposition submitted.
2025-05-27
Brief of The Poynter Institute for Media Studies, Inc. in opposition submitted.
2025-05-27
Brief of respondents Meta Platforms, Inc., et al. in opposition filed.
2025-05-27
Brief of respondent Poynter Institute for Media Studies, Inc., in opposition filed.
2025-04-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 27, 2025, for all respondents.
2025-04-17
Motion of The Poynter Institute for Media Studies, Inc.to extend the time to file a response from April 30, 2025 to May 27, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-04-17
Motion of The Poynter Institute for Media Studies, Inc. for an extension of time submitted.
2025-04-17
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part and the time is extended to and including May 27, 2025.
2025-04-17
Response to motion to extend the time to file a response from petitioner filed.
2025-04-15
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 30, 2025 to May 30, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-04-15
Motion of Meta Platforms, Inc. and Mark Zuckerberg for an extension of time submitted.
2025-03-14
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 30, 2025, for all respondents.
2025-03-13
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 31, 2025 to April 30, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-03-13
Motion of Meta Platforms, Inc. and Mark Zuckerberg for an extension of time submitted.
2025-02-27
Response Requested. (Due March 31, 2025)
2025-02-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/21/2025.
2025-02-12
Supplemental letter of petitioner Children's Health Defense filed.
2025-02-12
Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed.
2025-02-12
supplemental letter of intervening matters not available when CHD filed its certiorari petition of Children's Health Defense submitted.
2025-02-12
Amicus brief of The Rutherford Institute submitted.
2025-02-07
Waiver of right of respondents Meta Platforms, Inc. and Mark Zuckerberg to respond filed.
2025-02-07
Waiver of Meta Platforms, Inc. and Mark Zuckerberg of right to respond submitted.
2025-01-23
Waiver of right of respondent The Poynter Institute for Media Studies, Inc. to respond filed.
2025-01-23
Waiver of The Poynter Institute for Media Studies, Inc. of right to respond submitted.
2025-01-22
Waiver of right of respondent Meta Platforms, Inc. to respond filed.
2025-01-22
Waiver of Meta Platforms, Inc. of right to respond submitted.
2025-01-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 12, 2025)
2024-10-18
Application (24A368) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 7, 2024 to January 6, 2025, submitted to Justice Kagan.
2024-10-14
Application (24A368) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until January 6, 2025.