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Moneesha Kamani v. Michael A. Stone, DVM, and His Marital Community/Domestic Partnership, et al.
Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2, No. 59601-6-II · judgment August 5, 2025
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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Whether threats of criminal prosecution and civil liability made to suppress protected speech on social media platforms may be discounted as a matter of law, notwithstanding the First Amendment and state anti-SLAPP laws protecting public expression.
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Whether a court may grant summary judgment by disregarding record evidence and imposing novel, unrecognized legal burdens under state or federal law.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
DanaMarie Kristyna Pannella
Holland & Muirden, Attorneys at Law
For respondent
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Case
Subject area
First Amendment (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Linked docket
25A1064
Order
Order list, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 05 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jul 01 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- May 08 2026
- Mar 26 2026Application (25A1064) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until May 11, 2026.
- Mar 24 2026Application (25A1064) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 7, 2026 to May 11, 2026, submitted to Justice Kagan.