Marek v. Lane

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Docket number and citation: No. 13-136, 134 S.Ct. 8 (2013)

The Center was retained to petition the Supreme Court for review of a settlement that gave $0 for the class, $3.2M to the attorneys, and $6.3M to a charity to be established by Facebook.  An opinion by Chief Justice John Roberts expressed concerns over the practice of cy pres, acknowledging the need for the Supreme Court to address the issue in a future case.

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Nov 04, 2013 Statement of Chief Justice ROBERTS respecting the denial of certiorari

 

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