School districts, social media companies spar over bellwether trial order for US cases
By Xu Yuan ( September 19, 2025, 21:26 GMT | Insight) -- US school districts and the social media platforms they are suing are asking a federal judge to decide the order of six bellwether trials that are slated to take place next summer in multidistrict litigation over social media’s alleged contribution to the deterioration of young people’s mental health.US school districts and the social media platforms they are suing are asking a federal judge to decide the order of six bellwether trials that are slated to take place next summer in multidistrict litigation over social media’s alleged contribution to the deterioration of young people’s mental health....
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