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James Todino v. X Corp., fka Twitter, Inc., et al.

IFP petition · Appeals Court of Massachusetts, No. 2023-P-0588 · judgment July 16, 2024


Certiorari denied · June 23, 2025

Questions presented

  1. Whether Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act provides continued immunity to internet platforms that knowingly host user­ generated content involving impersonation, harassment, child exploitation, and death threats after repeated notifications, law enforcement referrals, and ignored court orders—especially where such conduct implicates federal criminal statutes and exposes the legal void in regulating online harm.

  2. Whether the Massachusetts Appeals Court erred in upholding dismissal without considering claims that platforms supported criminal activity, and whether the Supreme Judicial Court violated due process by denying further appellate review, thereby barring civil remedies based on an overbroad interpretation of Section 230, contrary to Congressional intent to permit recovery for criminal harms. * i

Counsel of record

For petitioner
James R. Todino

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences

Linked docket
25M16

Proceedings

  1. Dec 15 2025
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Nov 25 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
  3. Oct 06 2025
    Motion Denied.
  4. Aug 27 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  5. Aug 04 2025
    Motion of petitioner to seal the petition for a writ of certiorari and for leave to file a petition for rehearing under seal filed.
  6. Jul 01 2025
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  7. Jun 23 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  8. Jun 04 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2025.
  9. Apr 15 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 19, 2025)