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US appeals court partially stays discovery order in nationwide social media addiction case

( August 15, 2025, 21:48 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A three-judge panel from the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has stayed a magistrate judge’s order requiring attorneys general from 20 states to hand over documents from more than 250 state agencies such as governors’ offices, to Meta Platforms as part of a multidistrict litigation over social media's alleged harms. The stay order covers: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.See attached order....

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