Twitter, Inc. v. Barr

1 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 6 TWITTER, INC., Case No. 14-cv-04480-YGR

7 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING GOVERNMENT’S

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT;

8 v. DENYING TWITTER’S CROSS-MOTION FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT

9 WILLIAM P. BARR, ET AL.,

DKT. NOS. 309, 311

10 Defendants.

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12 This long-pending case has morphed through myriad iterations and legislative changes. 13 That plaintiff has continued to pursue the action merely underscores the tension between the First 14 Amendment and national security and the future impact of the proceedings. The Court now 15 addresses the cross-motions of plaintiff Twitter, Inc. (“Twitter”) and defendants William P. Barr, 16 et al. (“the Government”) for summary judgment. (Dkt. Nos. 309, 311.) The Court having 17 considered the parties’ briefing in support of and in opposition to the cross-motions, the 18 admissible evidence1 (including evidence presented in camera2), and the prior proceedings and 19

20 1 Twitter requests judicial notice of publicly…