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Opinion of the Court

FACEBOOK, INC. v. AMALGAMATED BANK on petition for writ of certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the ninth circuit No. 23–980. Argued November 6, 2024—Decided November 22, 2024 Certiorari dismissed. Reported below: 87 F. 4th 934.

Per Curiam.

The writ of certiorari is dismissed as improvidently granted.

It is so ordered.

Kannon K. Shanmugam argued the cause for petitioners.

With him on the briefs were William T. Marks, Matteo Godi, Audra J. Soloway, Kristina A. Bunting, Joshua S. Lipshutz, Katherine Moran Meeks, Michael J. Kahn, and Patrick J. Fuster.

Kevin K. Russell argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Daniel H. Woofter, Jason C. Davis, Salvatore J. Graziano, Jeremy P. Robinson, Luke O. Brooks, Joseph D. Daley, and Darryl J. Alvarado.

Kevin J. Barber argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging affrmance. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Prelogar, Deputy Solicitor General Stewart, Megan Barbero, Michael A. Conley, Jeffrey A.

Berger, and Emily True Parise.* *Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were fled for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America et al. by Judson O. Littleton, Tyler S. Badgley, and Kevin Carroll; for Law Professors et al. by An thony J. Franze, Kolya D. Glick, and William T. Sharon; for the Society for Corporate Governance by Christopher E. Duffy; and for the Washington Legal Foundation by Lyle Roberts, George E. Anhang, Cory L. An drews, and John M. Masslon II.

Briefs of amici curiae urging affrmance were fled for Financial Economists by Charles Gerstein, Jason Harrow, Leonard Barrack, Gerald J. Rodos, and William C. Fredericks; for Institutional Investors by Hyland Hunt, Ruthanne M. Deutsch, Jonathan Gardner, Lauren A. Ormsbee, Page Proof Pending Publication Carol C. Villegas, and Michael P. Canty; for Securities Law Scholars by John Paul Schnapper-Casteras and Andrew L. Zivitz; and for Technology Industry Policy Advocates et al. by Elena B. Roberts and Adam D. Hollander.

Page Proof Pending Publication Page Proof Pending Publication Reporter’s Note The attached opinion has been revised to refect the usual publication and citation style of the United States Reports. The revised pagination makes available the offcial United States Reports citation in advance of publication. The syllabus has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader and constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court. A list of counsel who argued or fled briefs in this case, and who were members of the bar of this Court at the time this case was argued, has been inserted following the syllabus. Other revisions may include adjustments to formatting, captions, citation form, and any errant punctuation. The following additional edits were made: None