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Facebook Inc. v. Patel

Petition for certiorari denied on January 21, 2020

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-706 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2019

Issue: (1) Whether a court can find Article III standing based on its conclusion that a statute protects a concrete interest, without determining that the plaintiff suffered a personal, real-world injury from the alleged statutory violation; (2) whether a court can find Article III standing based on a risk that a plaintiff"s personal information could be misused in the future, without concluding that the possibility of misuse is imminent; and (3) whether a court can certify a class without deciding a question of law that is relevant to determining whether common issues predominate under Rule 23.

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