On May 27, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued a decision affirming the dismissal of a putative class action brought against Twitter, Google, Facebook, and Apple by the conservative organization Freedom Watch and journalist Laura Loomer. This was one of a number of recent cases targeting online services for alleged bias against conservative content. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati represented Twitter in the matter.

In its decision, the three-judge panel held that Freedom Watch and Loomer didn’t allege a viable antitrust violation or a violation of the DC anti-discrimination law, and that the companies are not governmental entities that can violate the First Amendment.

The Wilson Sonsini team that represented Twitter included partners Jonathan Jacobson, Brian Willen, and associate Amit Gressel.

For more information, please the D.C. Circuit’s order.