Fields v. Twitter, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
881 F.3d 739 · 2018
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Appellate journey
reviewedthe decision below (from California Northern District Court)
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 15 (§ 4 of the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914) · 18 U.S.C. § 1964 (§ 901 of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 2331 (Material Support to Terrorism Prohibition Enhancement Act of 2004) · 18 U.S.C. § 2333 (Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act of 2019) · 18 U.S.C. § 2339A (§ 120005 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994) · 18 U.S.C. § 2339B (§ 303 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) · 18 U.S.C. § 2383 · 47 U.S.C. § 230 (Communications Decency Act § 230)
Relies on Associated General Contractors of California, Inc. v. California State Council of Carpenters · Holmes v. Securities Investor Protection Corporation · Anza v. Ideal Steel Supply Corp. · 134 S. Ct. 1377 - Lexmark Int'l, Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc. · Hemi Group, LLC v. City of New York
Most-quoted passages
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“[c]ommunication services and equipment are highly interconnected with modern economic and social life, such that the provision of these services and equipment to terrorists could be expected to cause ripples of harm to flow far beyond the defendant's misconduct.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“'a substantial factor in the sequence of responsible causation' likewise requires sufficient directness.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“We review de novo the district court's grant of a motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6), accepting all factual allegations in the complaint as true and construing them in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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