Biden v. Knight First Amendment Institute

The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit with instructions to dismiss the case as moot.

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
20-197	2nd Cir.	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	OT 2020

Issue: Whether the First Amendment deprives a government official of his right to control his personal Twitter account by blocking third-party accounts if he uses that personal account in part to announce official actions and policies.

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
08/20/2020	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 21, 2020)
09/21/2020	Brief of respondents Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, et al. in opposition filed.
10/06/2020	Reply of petitioners Trump, Donald J., President for the United States, et al. filed.
10/07/2020	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/30/2020.
10/28/2020	Rescheduled.
11/02/2020	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2020.
11/04/2020	Rescheduled.
11/09/2020	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/13/2020.
11/10/2020	Rescheduled.
11/16/2020	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/20/2020.
11/18/2020	Rescheduled.
11/30/2020	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020.
12/07/2020	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/11/2020.
01/04/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
01/11/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/15/2021.
01/19/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021.
01/19/2021	Supplemental brief of petitioners Trump, Donald J., President for the United States, et al. filed.
01/21/2021	Supplemental brief of respondents Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, et al. filed.
02/12/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
02/22/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/26/2021.
03/01/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/5/2021.
03/15/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021.
03/22/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/26/2021.
03/29/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/1/2021.
04/05/2021	Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED with instructions to dismiss the case as moot. See United States v. Munsingwear, Inc., 340 U. S. 36 (1950). Justice Thomas, concurring. (Detached Opinion)
05/07/2021	JUDGMENT ISSUED.