9th Circuit Denies Remand Of Terror-Aiding Suits Against Social Media Firms

(April 3, 2024, 11:33 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Citing the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Twitter Inc. v. Taamneh, 143 S. Ct. 1206 (2023), a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on April 2 denied motions by the family members of terror victims in three suits to remand their cases for the purpose of filing amended complaints, concluding that amendment would be futile because the appellants failed to allege a necessary component in their claims that Twitter Inc., Facebook Inc. and Google LLC violated the Antiterrorism Act (ATA) by permitting terrorists to use their social networks for nefarious reasons....