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Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property

IP at the Supreme Court Series: Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh 

February 22, 2023 | 5:00 - 6:00pm EDT | Virtual Only
Link to Event Recording

Moderated by Professor Michael Carroll

American University Washington College of Law regularly invites counsel of record and counsel for selected amici to offer post-argument reflections in intellectual property (and related) cases heard by the Supreme Court. These events are held on the afternoon of oral argument before the Court. 

ISSUE

Issues: (1) Whether a defendant that provides generic, widely available services to all its numerous users and “regularly” works to detect and prevent terrorists from using those services “knowingly” provided substantial assistance under 18 U.S.C. § 2333 merely because it allegedly could have taken more “meaningful” or “aggressive” action to prevent such use; and (2) whether a defendant whose generic, widely available services were not used in connection with the specific “act of international terrorism” that injured the plaintiff may be liable for aiding and abetting under Section 2333.

PANELISTS

Keith Altman
The Law Office of Keith Altman, PLLC
Counsel for Respondent

Jacqueline G. Cooper
Sidley Austin. LLP
Brief Amicus In Support of Respondents

Claire H. Chung
Hale LLP
Counsel for the Petitioner

Emma Llansó
Center for Democracy & Technology
Brief Amicus Curiae In Support of Petitioner

Stephen Vladeck
University of Texas School of Law
Brief Amicus Curiae in Support of the Respondent

ALL BRIEFS AVAILABLE ON SCOTUSblog:  Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh 

Link to Oral Argument Transcript

Link to Oral Argument Recording

UPDATE:

Decision