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Doe v. Grindr Inc.

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on October 14, 2025.

Docket No.24-1202
Op. Below9th Cir.

Issue

(1) Whether Section 230(c)(1) of the Communications Decency Act immunizes apps from liability for their own conduct in marketing and designing defective products and without providing sufficient warnings; (2) whether the following activities traditional publishing functions that justify dismissal on a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) motion under Section 230: (a) determining who is offered access to an app, (b) extracting unpublished location data from users, or (c) algorithmically recommending nearby strangers to one another for in-person encounters; and (3) whether a sex hookup app is not liable for trafficking pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1591 or 18 U.S.C. § 1595 even if it knowingly profits from intentionally marketing to children and recommending them to nearby adults for sex.

Proceedings & orders timeline

May 5, 2025
Application (24A1095) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 19, 2025 to June 18, 2025, submitted to Justice Kagan.
May 16, 2025
Application (24A1095) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until June 18, 2025.
May 21, 2025
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 23, 2025)
Jun 11, 2025
Waiver of right of respondent Grindr Inc., et al. to respond filed.
Jun 17, 2025
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
Jul 18, 2025
Response Requested. (Due August 18, 2025)
Jul 22, 2025
Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 18, 2025 to August 26, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
Jul 24, 2025
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 26, 2025.
Aug 18, 2025
Brief amicus curiae of Paving the Way Foundation, Inc. filed.
Aug 25, 2025
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Public Health Advocacy Institute.
Aug 26, 2025
Brief of respondents Grindr Inc., et al. in opposition filed.
Sep 9, 2025
Reply of petitioner John Doe filed. (Distributed)
Sep 10, 2025
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
Oct 6, 2025
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
Oct 14, 2025
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Public Health Advocacy Institute DENIED.
Oct 14, 2025
Petition DENIED.

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