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The Ninth Circuit affirmed dismissal of the direct wiretap claim because the website was a party to the communication. The complaint had not pleaded an aiding claim against the site.
Case record
- US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- CIPA §631
- 24-3557
- Dismissal affirmed; unpublished memorandum
- 18 June 2025
- 16 October 2026
What this record establishes
This page describes the cited opinion or order. A dismissal, pleading decision, standing ruling or jurisdiction decision has a different scope from a merits judgment. Later proceedings and appeals may change the position. Unpublished and nonprecedential decisions are identified in the status where applicable.
Checks for your own systems
Inth’s technical interpretation: use this case to choose what evidence to collect in your own implementation. These checks are not instructions issued by the court or regulator.
- Map every session-replay and chat vendor, including embedded frames and server relays.
- Compare what the site receives with what each vendor can receive, read, retain and use independently.
- Record the consent state and the timing of each captured message or field.
Sources and limits
Source review: 16 October 2026. This record covers the cited source and procedural stage. It does not audit the organisation’s present implementation or establish every later legal development.