Facebook Inc. v. Patel
Petition for certiorari denied on January 21, 2020
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.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petitions of the week (Andrew Hamm, January 10, 2020)
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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12/02/2019 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 3, 2020) |
12/10/2019 | Waiver of right of respondent Nimesh Patel, et al. to respond filed. |
12/13/2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. |
12/30/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2020. |
01/03/2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Consumer Data Industry Association filed. (Distributed) |
01/03/2020 | Brief amicus curiae of TechFreedom filed.(Distributed) |
01/21/2020 | Petition DENIED. |