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Meta Platforms, Inc., et al. v. Massachusetts

Paid petition · Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, No. SJC-13747 · judgment April 10, 2026


6%
estimated cert probability
(petition-stage, structural)
95% interval 4%–9%
Rule 10: circuit split argued

Modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weights this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a business petitioner, and down for a state or local-government respondent.

Question presented

Whether the prohibition in Section 230(c)(1) of the Communications Decency Act on “treat[ing]” an online service provider “as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider” bars claims that would impose liability for editorial decisions about how to publish third-party content.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jeffrey B. Wall
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

For respondent

Case

Conference history

Linked docket
26A9

Proceedings

  1. Aug 07 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 18, 2026)
  2. Jul 07 2026
    Application (26A9) granted by Justice Jackson extending the time to file until August 10, 2026.
  3. Jun 26 2026
    Application (26A9) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 9, 2026 to August 10, 2026, submitted to Justice Jackson.