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O’Handley v. Weber

Petition for certiorari denied on July 2, 2024

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
22-1199 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2023

Issue: (1) Whether the complaint plausibly alleged that state officials acted under color of state law in violation of the First Amendment when a state agency, which exists to police online speech, singled out petitioner"s disfavored political speech for Twitter to punish and Twitter complied; and (2) whether the government speech doctrine empowers state officials to tell Twitter to remove political speech that the state deems false or misleading.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
06/08/2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 12, 2023)
06/27/2023Waiver of right of respondent Shirley N. Weber, California Secretary of State to respond filed.
06/28/2023Waiver of right of respondent X Corp. (fka Twitter Inc.) to respond filed.
07/12/2023Brief amici curiae of Justin Hart and Liberty Justice Center filed.
07/12/2023Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed.
07/26/2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
07/26/2023Response Requested. (Due August 25, 2023)
08/16/2023Motion of Shirley N. Weber, California Secretary of State to extend the time to file a response from August 25, 2023 to September 25, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
08/16/2023Motion of X Corp. (fka Twitter Inc.) to extend the time to file a response from August 25, 2023 to September 25, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
08/17/2023The motions to extend the time to file responses are granted and the time is extended to and including September 25, 2023, for all respondents.
08/25/2023Brief amici curiae of America's Future, et al. filed.
08/25/2023Brief amicus curiae of Alliance Defending Freedom filed.
08/25/2023Brief amici curiae of Montana, et al. filed.
09/25/2023Brief of respondent Shirley N. Weber, California Secretary of State in opposition filed.
09/25/2023Brief of respondent X Corp. (fka Twitter Inc.) in opposition filed.
10/03/2023Reply of petitioner Rogan O'Handley filed.
10/11/2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2023.
10/25/2023Letter dated October 23, 2023, from counsel for petitioner received. (Distributed)
06/28/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2024.
07/02/2024Petition DENIED.