Civil Procedure
Oct. 22, 2026
Denial of a Section 230 motion to dismiss: Appealable?
Section 230 is no "never go to jail" card. A 9th Circuit ruling bars immediate appeals of denied Section 230 dismissal motions, leaving both sides facing costly litigation.
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"Get Out of Jail Free" card. It's a card in the game Monopoly. For those of you too young to know the game, it meant that you could use the card once you landed in jail. But the card was not a "never go to jail" card. As will be explained below, this distinction is relevant to why the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held Aug. 10th in <...
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