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Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporación Cimex, S.A. — SCOTUS (Feb 23, 2026) Aug 16, 2026

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The Supreme Court considers whether Exxon can sue Cuban state-owned companies over oil assets Cuba confiscated in 1960. The Helms-Burton Act lets a United States claimant sue for trafficking in confiscated property, a term that includes knowingly using or benefiting from it. The Act defines a person to include a foreign state's agencies and instrumentalities. Sovereign immunity ordinarily shields those entities from lawsuits. Abrogating that immunity means Congress removes it by statute. Exxon says Helms-Burton does that on its own. The Cuban companies say Exxon must also satisfy an exception in the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. The D.C. Circuit agreed with the companies. The Supreme Court later reversed, six to three, holding that Helms-Burton itself removes the immunity of Cuban agencies and instrumentalities. Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporación Cimex, S.A. (No. 24-699) — Supreme Court of the United States, argued February 23, 2026. Sources: Argument audio — Supreme Court of the United States: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-699 Argument transcript — Supreme Court of the United States: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-699_6khn.pdf Case docket and counsel record — Supreme Court of the United States: https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-699.html Opinion and judgment — Supreme Court of the United States: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-699_f204.pdf Opinion below — U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit: https://media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/docs/2024/07/21-7127-2067294.pdf Helms-Burton Act definitions — 22 U.S.C. § 6023: https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=%28title%3A22+section%3A6023+edition%3Aprelim%29 Helms-Burton civil remedy — 22 U.S.C. § 6082: https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=%28title%3A22+section%3A6082+edition%3Aprelim%29 Foreign-state jurisdictional immunity — 28 U.S.C. § 1604: https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=%28title%3A28+section%3A1604+edition%3Aprelim%29 Foreign-state execution immunity — 28 U.S.C. § 1611: https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=%28title%3A28+section%3A1611+edition%3Aprelim%29 Department of Agriculture Rural Development v. Kirtz — Supreme Court opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-846_2co3.pdf Merits brief — Exxon Mobil Corporation: https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-699/385940/20251128123944417_24-699_Merits%20Brief_to%20e-file.pdf Merits brief — United States as amicus curiae: https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-699/386574/20251205145704706_24-699tsacUnitedStates.pdf Merits brief — Cuban state-owned respondents: https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-699/391287/20260109133437554_24-699%20Respondents%20Brief.pdf Counsel profile — Morgan Ratner, Sullivan & Cromwell: https://www.sullcrom.com/SullivanCromwell/_Assets/PDFs/Memos/Supreme-Court-Business-Review-October-Term-2023.pdf Counsel profile — Curtis E. Gannon, U.S. Department of Justice: https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-honors-justice-department-employees-and-partners-72nd Counsel profile — Jules Lobel, Center for Constitutional Rights: https://ccrjustice.org/home/blog/2016/05/05/ccr-president-jules-lobel-social-justice-lawyering-success-without-victory-and

United States v. Carla Jackson and Teldrin Foster — 11th Cir. (Aug 14, 2026) Aug 15, 2026

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The Eleventh Circuit hears Carla Jackson and Teldrin Foster's appeals from jury convictions arising from a Paycheck Protection Program fraud case. Foster was convicted on fraud, conspiracy, false-statement, and money-laundering counts involving fourteen loan applications. Jackson was convicted on two money-laundering counts. Jackson will challenge whether the government proved she knew the funds came from crime or intended to conceal their source. Foster will challenge the trial court's decision allowing co-defendant Ricky Dixon, who had pleaded guilty and been sentenced, to invoke the Fifth Amendment instead of testifying. The United States will ask the court to affirm. United States v. Carla Jackson and Teldrin Foster (No. 24-11785) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, argued August 14, 2026. Sources: Argument audio — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (public domain, 17 U.S.C. § 105): https://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/oral_argument_recordings/24-11785_08142026.mp3 Argument listing — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit: https://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/oral-argument-recordings?page=0 Argument calendar — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit: https://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/oral_arguments/cal22%28panelrelease%29.pdf Appellate order and case posture — Eleventh Circuit: https://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/unpub/files/202411785.pdf Conviction record — U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/paycheck-protection-program-fraud-defendants-convicted-following-jury-trial Sentencing record — U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/three-more-paycheck-protection-program-fraudsters-sentenced-prison Teldrin Foster district-court order — Northern District of Georgia: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-gand-1_20-cr-00296/pdf/USCOURTS-gand-1_20-cr-00296-5.pdf Ricky Dixon plea and Section 2255 order — Northern District of Georgia: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-gand-1_20-cr-00296/pdf/USCOURTS-gand-1_20-cr-00296-9.pdf Fifth Amendment privilege after a guilty plea — Eleventh Circuit: https://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/unpub/files/200914059.pdf 28 U.S.C. § 2255 — U.S. House of Representatives: https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?edition=prelim&num=0&req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title28-section2255 Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 29 — U.S. Courts: https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf Rule 29 snapshot rule — Eleventh Circuit: https://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/unpub/files/202013973.pdf Appellate docket and David D. Marshall appointment — USA v. Carla Jackson: https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/ca11/24-11785

Napear v. Bonneville International Corporation — 9th Cir. (Aug 14, 2026) Aug 15, 2026

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The Ninth Circuit hears Grant Napear's appeal from summary judgment for Bonneville International. Napear hosted a daily KHTK sports show and announced Sacramento Kings games. After former Kings player DeMarcus Cousins asked his view of Black Lives Matter, Napear replied, ‘All lives matter, every single one.’ Bonneville fired him two days later. Napear invokes California laws protecting employees' political activity. The district court held that applying those laws here would violate Bonneville's First Amendment right to choose its on-air voice. The panel asks whether it can reach that constitutional issue without first deciding whether the state laws cover the firing. Napear v. Bonneville International Corporation (No. 25-2818) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, argued August 14, 2026. Sources: Argument audio — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (public domain, 17 U.S.C. § 105): https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/media/2026/08/14/25-2818.mp3 Argument listing — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit: https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/cases/streams-videos/archive?case=25-2818&hearingDate=2026-08-14 District court record and summary-judgment order — GovInfo: https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-caed-2_21-cv-01956 Counsel filing — U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-caed-2_21-cv-01956/pdf/USCOURTS-caed-2_21-cv-01956-3.pdf Independent case report — Sacramento Bee: https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article303678436.html Independent case report — Courthouse News Service: https://www.courthousenews.com/ex-radio-host-for-sacramento-kings-loses-all-lives-matter-discrimination-lawsuit/ Counsel profile — Matthew Ruggles, Ruggles Law Firm: https://ruggleslawfirm.com/about/our-team/ Counsel profile — David J. Jordan, Foley & Lardner: https://www.foley.com/people/jordan-david-j/

Alejandro Roche, Appellant v. TECO Energy, Inc., et al. — 11th Cir. (Aug 14, 2026) Aug 15, 2026

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The Eleventh Circuit considers whether TECO Energy had to warn retirement-plan participants that rising interest rates could sharply reduce pension lump sums. Alejandro Roche worked for TECO for about thirty-three years. He planned to retire in December 2022, but the plan's ninety-day notice rule moved his payment into January, cutting his estimate from about four hundred eighty-three thousand dollars to about three hundred ninety-seven thousand. Roche says ERISA, the federal law governing employee benefit plans, imposed duties of loyalty and care that required a warning. TECO says it followed the law's specific disclosure rules and had no duty to offer unsolicited financial advice. The district court dismissed Roche's proposed class action with prejudice. Alejandro Roche, Appellant v. TECO Energy, Inc., et al. (No. 25-12050) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, argued August 14, 2026. Sources: Argument audio — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (public domain, 17 U.S.C. § 105): https://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/oral_argument_recordings/25-12050_08142026.mp3 Argument listing — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit: https://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/oral-argument-recordings?page=0 Final district-court dismissal order — Justia mirror: https://cases.justia.com/federal/district-courts/florida/flmdce/8%3A2023cv01571/416242/82/0.pdf Prior district-court order and pension calculations — Justia mirror: https://cases.justia.com/federal/district-courts/florida/flmdce/8%3A2023cv01571/416242/62/0.pdf Appellate docket and counsel record — Justia: https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/ca11/25-12050 ERISA fiduciary duties — 29 U.S.C. § 1104: https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section1104&num=0&edition=prelim Counsel profile — Eva T. Cantarella, Hertz Schram: https://www.hertzschram.com/attorney/eva-cantarella/ Counsel record — Eva T. Cantarella, Hertz Schram: https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/21a0068p-06.pdf Counsel profile — René E. Thorne, Jackson Lewis: https://www.jacksonlewis.com/people/rene-e-thorne Federal counsel record — René E. Thorne, Jackson Lewis: https://ecf.txwd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/addrbook.cgi?LT=T

Estate of Lacy Lloyd Thomas, et al. v. Clark County Nevada, et al. — 9th Cir. (Aug 14, 2026) Aug 15, 2026

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The Ninth Circuit hears the Estate of Lacy Lloyd Thomas's civil-rights appeal against Clark County and former prosecutor Scott Mitchell. Thomas's criminal trial ended in a mistrial after records favorable to the defense surfaced. The Nevada Supreme Court later found that prosecutors intentionally withheld those records and barred another trial. In the federal suit that followed, one judge dismissed the claim against Mitchell on absolute-immunity grounds, and another entered summary judgment for the county on a failure-to-train claim. The estate asks to revive both claims. Mitchell and Clark County say the challenged acts were protected advocacy and the county had no warning that more training was needed. Estate of Lacy Lloyd Thomas, et al. v. Clark County Nevada, et al. (No. 25-3382) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, argued August 14, 2026. Sources: Argument audio — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (public domain, 17 U.S.C. § 105): https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/media/2026/08/14/25-3382.mp3 Argument listing — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit: https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/cases/streams-videos/archive?case=25-3382&hearingDate=2026-08-14 Nevada Supreme Court opinion — Justia mirror: https://law.justia.com/cases/nevada/supreme-court/2017/69074.html Underlying argument record — Nevada Supreme Court, docket 69074: https://nvcourts.gov/supreme/arguments/recordings/thomas_lacy_vs_dist_ct_state Order deferring costs during the pending appeal — Justia mirror: https://cases.justia.com/federal/district-courts/nevada/nvdce/2%3A2018cv01615/132662/112/0.pdf Appellate docket and counsel record — Justia: https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/ca9/25-3382 Prosecutorial-immunity standard — Ninth Circuit, Patterson v. Van Arsdel: https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2018/02/23/15-35838.pdf Municipal failure-to-train standard — Connick v. Thompson: https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USREPORTS-563/USREPORTS-563-51 Ninth Circuit municipal-liability standard — Kirkpatrick v. County of Washoe: https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2016/12/09/12-15080.pdf Counsel profile — Ravi Chanderraj, Paul Padda Law: https://paulpaddalaw.com/recovery-team/ravi-chanderraj/ Counsel record — Ravi Chanderraj, Paul Padda Law: https://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/nevada/nvdce/2%3A2025cv02392/178310/10 Counsel profile — Thomas D. Dillard, Jr., Olson Cannon & Gormley: https://www.lawyers.com/las-vegas/nevada/thomas-dillard-jr-2555535-a/ Counsel record — Thomas D. Dillard, Jr., Olson Cannon Gormley Angulo & Stoberski: https://cases.justia.com/federal/district-courts/nevada/nvdce/2%3A2012cv01710/90283/68/0.pdf

Seabrook Property, LLC, Appellant v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue — 11th Cir. (Aug 14, 2026) Aug 15, 2026

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The Eleventh Circuit reviews a Tax Court decision about a conservation easement over 622 acres in Liberty County, Georgia. Seabrook claimed a $32.6 million charitable deduction. The Tax Court valued the easement at $4.718 million and applied a 40 percent gross-valuation-misstatement penalty. Seabrook challenges the court's comparable-sales analysis and says the IRS did not prove meaningful supervisory approval of the penalty. The Commissioner asks the court to affirm. Seabrook Property, LLC, Appellant v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (No. 25-12126) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, argued August 14, 2026. Sources: Argument audio — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (public domain, 17 U.S.C. § 105): https://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/oral_argument_recordings/25-12126_08142026.mp3 Argument calendar — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit: https://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/oral_arguments/cal22%28panelrelease%29.pdf Tax Court docket and memorandum opinion — U.S. Tax Court: https://dawson.ustaxcourt.gov/case-detail/5071-21 Independent report on the Tax Court decision — Bloomberg Tax: https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report/flawed-easement-appraisal-overstated-32-6-million-tax-deduction Appellate docket and counsel record — Seabrook Property, LLC v. Commissioner: https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/ca11/25-12126 Conservation-easement valuation — Palmer Ranch Holdings v. Commissioner: https://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/201414167.pdf Conservation-easement valuation rule — 26 C.F.R. § 1.170A-14: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-26/section-1.170A-14 Supervisory approval of tax penalties — 26 U.S.C. § 6751: https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?edition=prelim&num=0&req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title26-section6751 Counsel profile — Michelle Abroms Levin, Dentons: https://www.dentons.com/en/michelle-levin Counsel profile — Michelle Abroms Levin, Chambers: https://chambers.com/lawyer/michelle-levin-usa-5%3A26364594 Counsel record — Anthony T. Sheehan, U.S. Department of Justice Tax Division: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/manhattan-us-attorney-announces-proposed-bankruptcy-court-settlement-ambac-over-100

State of Alaska v. Newland, et al. — 9th Cir. (Aug 12, 2026) Aug 14, 2026

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The Ninth Circuit hears Alaska's appeal over whether the Interior Secretary may take land into trust for Alaska tribes after the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes owns a 787-square-foot parcel in Juneau and asked Interior to take it into trust. The district court vacated Interior's approval and sent the application back for further proceedings, but rejected Alaska's argument that the 1971 law ended the Secretary's authority. Alaska asks the court to review that ruling now. Interior and the Tribe say the remand makes the appeal premature. State of Alaska v. Newland, et al. (No. 24-5280 & 24-5285) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, argued August 12, 2026. Sources: Argument audio — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (public domain, 17 U.S.C. § 105): https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/media/2026/08/12/24-5280.mp3 Argument listing — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit: https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/cases/streams-videos/archive?case=24-5280&hearingDate=2026-08-12 District court order — State of Alaska v. Newland: https://law.alaska.gov/pdf/press/240626-Order.pdf Notice of appeal — State of Alaska: https://law.alaska.gov/pdf/press/240823-Appeal.pdf Land-acquisition notice — U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-11-29/pdf/2022-26042.pdf Independent case report — Alaska Beacon: https://alaskabeacon.com/2024/06/20/federal-judge-considers-lawsuit-that-could-decide-alaska-tribes-ability-to-put-land-into-trust/ Appellate docket mirror and counsel record — Justia: https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/ca9/24-5280 Current counsel directory — Alaska Department of Law: https://www.law.alaska.gov/department/civil/OAE.html Counsel profile — Lloyd B. Miller, Sonosky Chambers: https://www.sonosky.com/attorney-profile-13.html

Semas, et al. v. Chemetall US, Inc., et al. — 9th Cir. (Aug 12, 2026) Aug 14, 2026

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The Ninth Circuit considers whether an earlier trademark case bars David Semas and Metalast from suing Chemeon's distributors over their later use of the phrase formerly Metalast. The Nevada district court dismissed the suit under claim preclusion. The appellants say the distributors were not parties to the first case and that later conduct created new claims. The distributors answer that the cases concern the same conduct and closely aligned parties. Semas, et al. v. Chemetall US, Inc., et al. (No. 24-6584) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, argued August 12, 2026. Sources: Argument audio — 24-6584 is the first argument in this Ninth Circuit file (public domain, 17 U.S.C. § 105): https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/media/2026/08/12/24-6584.mp3 Argument listing — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit: https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/cases/streams-videos/archive?case=24-6584&hearingDate=2026-08-12 District-court dismissal order — Justia mirror: https://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/nevada/nvdce/3%3A2019cv00125/135755/230 Related-litigation status filing — U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: https://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/ttabvue-92064833-CAN-49.pdf District-court counsel filing — Justia mirror: https://cases.justia.com/federal/district-courts/nevada/nvdce/3%3A2019cv00125/135755/224/0.pdf Counsel profile — Adam Hosmer-Henner, McDonald Carano: https://www.mcdonaldcarano.com/people/adam-hosmer-henner/ Counsel profile — Michael Hoy, Hoy, Chrissinger Vallas: https://nevadalaw.com/commercial-litigation/ Counsel profile — Lindsay Calhoun, Phelps Dunbar: https://www.phelps.com/professionals/lindsay-calhoun.html

City of Fernley v. Conant — 9th Cir. (Aug 12, 2026) Aug 14, 2026

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The Ninth Circuit revisits a fight over the Bureau of Reclamation's plan to partially line the Truckee Canal. The National Environmental Policy Act requires a federal agency to study and disclose major environmental effects, alternatives, and mitigation, but it does not force the agency to choose a particular result. Fernley and two well owners say the lining will reduce seepage that recharges the area's aquifer and that the review was inadequate. The federal defendants say Reclamation considered the choices reasonably and that courts owe its scientific judgments substantial deference. City of Fernley v. Conant (No. 25-1776) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, argued August 12, 2026. Sources: Argument audio — Ninth Circuit: https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/media/2026/08/12/25-1776.mp3 Argument listing — Ninth Circuit: https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/cases/streams-videos/archive?case=25-1776&hearingDate=2026-08-12 Argument calendar — Ninth Circuit: https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/cases/calendar/ Prior appeal — Ninth Circuit: https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/memoranda/2023/03/17/22-15400.pdf District-court order on remand: https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/bureau-of-reclamation-prevails-in-water-dispute.pdf Truckee Canal environmental review — Bureau of Reclamation: https://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=25717 Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County — U.S. Supreme Court: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/23-975_m648.pdf Case background — City of Fernley: https://www.cityoffernley.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/7251?fileID=6716 Orr Ditch Decree background — Bureau of Reclamation: https://www.usbr.gov/mp/troa/final_oa/00_TROA_EIS-EIR.pdf Orr Ditch Decree map record — Nevada Division of Water Resources: https://arcgis.water.nv.gov/arcgis/rest/services/NDWR/Decrees_Truckee_River/FeatureServer David Rigdon — Nevada Legislature record: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/81st2021/Minutes/Assembly/NR/Final/706.pdf Caitlin Skulan — Schroeder Law Offices: https://water-law.com/caitlin-skulan/

Doe v. Facebook — 9th Cir. (Aug 12, 2026) Aug 14, 2026

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The Ninth Circuit considers whether Section 230 shields Meta from claims brought by a woman who says a trafficker used Instagram to groom and sell her. The district court dismissed her civil sex-trafficking and product-liability claims. She argues that her case targets Instagram's reporting tools, warnings, identity checks, and other product design choices, not Meta's handling of users' posts. Meta says those theories still seek to hold it liable for third-party content and are barred by circuit precedent. Doe v. Facebook (No. 25-2246) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, argued August 12, 2026. Sources: Argument audio — Ninth Circuit: https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/media/2026/08/12/25-2246.mp3 Argument listing — Ninth Circuit: https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/cases/streams-videos/archive?case=25-2246&hearingDate=2026-08-12 Opinion search — Ninth Circuit: https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/decisions/opinions/ Appellate docket mirror — Justia: https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/ca9/25-2246 District-court dismissal order: https://www.leagle.com/decision/768251512fsupp3d105765 District-court hearing report — Bloomberg Law: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/instagram-sex-trafficking-case-judge-grapples-with-section-230 47 U.S.C. § 230 — U.S. House of Representatives: https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?edition=prelim&num=0&req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title47-section230 18 U.S.C. § 1595 — U.S. House of Representatives: https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=%28title%3A18+section%3A1595+edition%3Aprelim%29 Doe 1 v. Twitter — Ninth Circuit: https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2025/08/01/24-177.pdf Lair v. Bullock — Ninth Circuit: https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2015/05/26/12-35809.pdf Moody v. NetChoice — U.S. Supreme Court: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-277new_8mjp.pdf Walter Simons — Bracewell: https://www.bracewell.com/people/walter-simons/ Kristin Linsley — Gibson Dunn: https://www.gibsondunn.com/lawyer/linsley-kristin-a/

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