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U.S. Supreme Court

May 19, 2023

Does Silicon Valley have a friendly Supreme Court?

Legal experts said the decisions, in cases against Twitter Inc., Alphabet-owned Google LLC, and Meta Platforms Inc. are especially important because the Supreme Court — in a per curiam vote — passed on an opportunity to put limits on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

Silicon Valley technology companies avoided potential disaster Thursday, as the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in their favor in lawsuits accusing them of aiding and abetting international terrorism while avoiding an adverse ruling against a key internet law.

Legal experts said the decisions, in cases against Twitter Inc., Alphabet-owned Google LLC, and Meta Platforms Inc. are especially important because the Supreme Court — in a per curiam vote ...

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