Supreme Court Weighs Digital Privacy Clash in Paramount v. Facebook Case

The US Supreme Court recently agreed to hear a key digital privacy case against Paramount, stemming from allegations that the company violated the Video Privacy Protection Act by sharing subscribers' identities and viewing habits with Facebook without consent. The Maine Wire reports this stems from conflicting circuit court interpretations of the 1988 law, originally sparked by the leak of Robert Bork's video rentals, with oral arguments likely set for the 2026-27 term.

In patent law, the court granted certiorari in Hikma v. Amarin on January 16, focusing on inducement liability under the Hatch-Waxman Act's skinny label provisions, marking the term's sole granted patent case so far, as noted by Patently-O. Several other IP petitions, including challenges to abstract idea eligibility and prior art in reviews, have drawn court interest via response requests.

On immigration-related matters, the Ninth Circuit upheld a lower court ruling on January 28 that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem exceeded authority in terminating TPS for Haiti and Venezuela, though the Supreme Court previously allowed those terminations to proceed pending its final word, per Iandoli & Associates. A similar Washington case awaits decision.

Broader docket highlights from Energy News include upcoming arguments on Trump's tariffs under the 1977 emergency powers act, birthright citizenship restrictions, transgender sports bans, gun rights expansions like Hawaii's carry limits and drug user prohibitions, campaign finance limits involving JD Vance, and voting rights in Louisiana districts—all eyed for June rulings amid a packed term touching presidential powers, race, religion, and more.

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