Michael R. Dreeben (argued), O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, D.C.; Yaira Dubin , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, New York, New York; for Plaintiffs-Appellees.
Mark Parris , Carolyn Frantz , Paul Rugani , and Alyssa Barnard-Yanni , Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Seattle, Washington; for Amici Curiae Microsoft Corp., Cicsco Systems Inc., Github Inc., LinkedIn Corporation, VMWare Inc., and Internet Association.
Michael Trinh , Google LLC, Mountain View, California, for Amicus Curiae Google LLC.
Sophia Cope and Andrew Crocker , Electronic Frontier Foundation, San Francisco, California, for Amicus Curiae Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Elaine Goldenberg , Munger Tolles & Olson LLP, Washington, D.C.; Marianna Mao , Munger Tolles & Olson LLP, San Francisco, California; David Kaye , Irvine, California; for Amicus Curiae David Kaye.
Kyle A. McLorg , Stephanie Skaff , and Deepak Gupta , Farella Braun & Martel LLP, San Francisco, California, for Amici Curiae Access Now, Amnesty International, Committee to Protect Journalists, Internet Freedom Foundation, Paradigm Initiative, Privacy International, Red en Defensa de los Derechos Digitales, and Reporters Without Borders.
Geoffrey M. Klineberg and Bethan R. Jones , Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick PLLC, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae Foreign Sovereign Immunity Scholars.
Before: MARY H. MURGUIA, RYAN D. NELSON, and DANIELLE J. FORREST, Circuit Judges.
OPINION
FORREST, Circuit Judge.
The question presented is whether foreign sovereign immunity protects private companies. The law governing this question has roots extending back to our earliest history as a nation, and it leads to a simple answer—no. Indeed, the title of the legal doctrine itself—foreign sovereign...
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