SCOTUS Denies Respondents in Murthy v. Missouri 10 Extra Minutes of Argument Time

The U.S. Supreme Court denied the Feb. 15 motion of the five individual social media respondents in Murthy v. Missouri for 10 extra minutes of their own oral argument time and for the government when oral argument is held March 18 (see 2402160005), said a text-only docket entry Wednesday (docket 23-411). The government’s petition asks SCOTUS to vacate the injunction, temporarily stayed until resolution of the case, that bars federal officials from coercing the social media platforms to moderate their content. The individual respondents sought the 10 extra minutes “with an attorney familiar with the record and law in this case as it pertains to them.” An attorney for the respondent states Missouri and Louisiana shouldn’t be “tasked with diverting preparation or argument time to address facts and law” regarding the individual respondents, said their unsuccessful motion.