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Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Thomas, J., delivered the <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-171_bq7d.pdf'>opinion</a> of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Alito, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Jackson, J., joined.
Argued. For petitioners: E. Joshua Rosenkranz, New York, N. Y.; and Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va.
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Reply of petitioners Cox Communications, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Sealed material received electronically from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and available with the Clerk. The remainder of the record is electronic and is available on PACER.
Deferred joint appendix Volume 1 and 2 filed. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Law Scholars in support of respondents filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Association of American Publishers, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of The Copyright Alliance filed. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Professor Bruce E. Boyden filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of The Authors Guild, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of SoundExchange, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Motion Picture Association, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of National Music Publishers’ Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Former Members of Congress, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of National Center on Sexual Exploitation filed. (Distributed)
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Brief amicus curiae of Association of Amicus Counsel filed. (Distributed)
Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Sealed material received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and available with the Clerk. The remainder of the record is electronic and is available on PACER.
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, December 1, 2025.
Brief of respondents (reprinted), per filing of joint appendix, filed (Nov. 3, 2025). (Distributed)
Brief of respondents Sony Music Entertainment, et al. filed.
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Notice of Errata of American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia, and Center for Democracy and Technology not accepted for filing. (September 24, 2025)
Brief amici curiae of Intellectual Property Law Scholars in support of petitioners filed.
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Grande Communications Networks, LLC filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Computer & Communications Industry Association filed.
Brief amicus curiae of X Corp. filed.
Brief amici curiae of Common Sense Copyright Coalition, et al. filed.
Brief amici curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation, et al. filed.
Brief amici curiae of Professor Christopher Cotropia, et al. filed.
Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed.
Brief amici curiae of Joshua Moon, et al. filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Floor64, Inc., d/b/a The Copia Institute filed.
Brief amici curiae of Engine Advocacy, et al. filed.
Brief amici curiae of Altice USA, Inc., et al. filed.
Amicus brief of American Intellectual Property Law Association not accepted for filing. (To be corrected - September 9, 2025)
Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed. (Corrected)
Brief amici curiae of Google LLC, et al. filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Internet Society filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Public Knowledge filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Professor Charles Duan in support of neither party filed.
Brief of petitioners (reprinted), per filing of joint appendix, filed (Oct. 29, 2025). (Distributed)
Brief of petitioners Cox Communications, Inc., et al. filed.
The Clerk has approved deferral of the preparation of the joint appendix. A joint appendix prepared as required by Rule 33.1 shall be filed on or before October 29, 2025. The parties will provide copies of their opening briefs on the merits that include citations to the pages of the joint appendix on or before November 10, 2025.
Request to defer preparation of the joint appendix filed.
Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
Motion to extend the time to file (the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 29, 2025. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including October 15, 2025.
Petition GRANTED.
Supplemental brief of respondents Sony Music Entertainment, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. VIDED.
The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
Reply of petitioners Cox Communications, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Brief of respondents Sony Music Entertainment, et al. in opposition filed.
Brief amici curiae of Altice USA, Inc., et al. filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Alfred C. Yen filed.
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 16, 2024.
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 16, 2024 to October 16, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 16, 2024)
Application (23A1066) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until August 16, 2024.
Application (23A1066) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 17, 2024 to August 16, 2024, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Cox Communications, Inc. and CoxCom, LLC, Petitioner, represented by E. Joshua Rosenkranz
Sony Music Entertainment, et al., Respondent, represented by Paul D. Clement
Alfred C. Yen, Amicus Curiae, represented by Alfred Chueh-chin Yen
Altice USA, Inc., AT&T Services, Inc., Charter Communications, Inc., Frontier Communications Parent, Inc., Lumen Technologies, Inc., T-Mobile USA, Inc., and Verizon Services Corp., Amicus Curiae, represented by Joshua Daniel Branson
Altice USA, Inc., Frontier Communications Parent Inc., Lumen Technologies, Inc., and Verizon, Amicus Curiae, represented by Joshua Daniel Branson
American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia, and Center for Democracy and Technology, Amicus Curiae, represented by Eden Brooke Heilman
American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia, and Center for Democracy and Technology, Amicus Curiae, represented by Rebecca Leah Tushnet
American Intellectual Property Law Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Nancy J. Mertzel
A Professor of Patent Law, Amicus Curiae, represented by Charles Duan
Association of American Publishers, Inc. & News/Media Alliance, Amicus Curiae, represented by Cynthia S Arato
Bruce E. Boyden, Amicus Curiae, represented by Bruce E. Boyden
Christopher Cotropia & James Gibson, Amicus Curiae, represented by Andrew John Dhuey
Common Sense Copyright Coalition, Aca Connects – America’s Communications Association, CTIA – The Wireless Association, Internet Infrastructure Coalition, NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association, USTELECOM – The Broadband Association, and WTA – Advocates For Rural Broadband, Amicus Curiae, represented by Thomas Michael Johnson Jr.
Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), Amicus Curiae, represented by Jonathan Band
Electronic Frontier Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael Barclay
Engine Advocacy, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Benjamin William Berkowitz
Floor64, Inc. d/b/a The Copia Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Catherine Rachel Gellis
Former Members of Congress and Registers and General Counsels of the U.S. Copyright Office, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jacqueline Coy Charlesworth
Google LLC, Amazon.com, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Mozilla Corporation, and Pinterest, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Andrew John Pincus
Grande Communications Networks, LLC, Amicus Curiae, represented by Daniel L. Geyser
Intellectual Property Law Scholars, Amicus Curiae, represented by Alfred Chueh-chin Yen
Internet Society, Amicus Curiae, represented by Raechel Keay Anglin
IP Law Scholars, Amicus Curiae, represented by Nancy E. Wolff
Joshua Moon and the United States Internet Preservation Society, Amicus Curiae, represented by Matthew Daniel Hardin
National Center on Sexual Exploitation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Hyland Hunt
National Music Publishers’ Association, Recording Industry Association of America, Nashville Songwriters Association International and Songwriters of North America, Amicus Curiae, represented by Shannen Wayne Coffin
Public Knowledge, Amicus Curiae, represented by John David Bergmayer
SoundExchange, Inc., The American Association of Independent Music, The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, and Screen Actros Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jonathan Zachary King
The Association of Amicus Counsel, Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert Joseph Rando
The Authors Guild, Inc.; Sisters in Crime; Romance Writers of America, Inc.; The Songwriters Guild of America; Novelists, Inc.; The Dramatists Guild of America; and The Society of Composers and Lyricists, Amicus Curiae, represented by Kevin Robert Amer
The Copyright Alliance, Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert H. Rotstein
The Motion Picture Association, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Donald B. Verrilli Jr.
United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by D. John Sauer
X Corp., Amicus Curiae, represented by Andrew H. Schapiro