META PLATFORMS, INC. v. DIST. OF COLUMBIA

No. 22-CV-0239.

301 A.3d 740 (2023)

META PLATFORMS, INC., Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 14, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine M.A. Carroll , Washington, DC, with whom Ronald C. Machen , Washington, DC, George P. Varghese , Boston, MA, Ari Holtzblatt , and Joshua S. Lipshutz , Washington, DC, were on the brief, for appellant.

Ashwin P. Phatak , Principal Deputy Solicitor General, with whom Karl A. Racine , Attorney General for the District of Columbia at the time, Caroline S. Van Zile , Solicitor General, and Stacy L. Anderson , Senior Assistant Attorney General, were on the brief, for appellee.

Concurring opinion by Associate Judge Deahl at page 760.


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