Supreme Court

Case: 25-1071    
25-1071
12/01/2025
Petition for Review originally filed as 53.7(f)
YELP, INC. 
STATE OF TEXAS 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
06/29/2026Reply to ResponsePetitioner Reply in Support of Petition for Review filed on behalf of Yelp, Inc.
05/13/2026Response to PetitionRespondent Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of the State of Texas.
03/04/2026Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Brief received on behalf of Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.
02/11/2026Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Brief received on behalf of NetChoice and Internet Works. Submitted by Jeremy Evan Maltz and Scott A. Keller with Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP.
02/03/2026Petition for ReviewPetitioner Petition for Review filed on behalf of Yelp, Inc.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
09/09/2026Petition for Review disposedDenied
08/20/2026Letter Filed  Letter filed on behalf of the State of Texas.
06/30/2026Substitution of Counsel  Letter regarding substitution of counsel received on behalf of NetChoice and Internet Works. Submitted by Scott A. Keller with Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP.
06/29/2026Reply to Response  Reply in Support of Petition for Review filed on behalf of Yelp, Inc.
05/18/2026MET to file reply disposed ofFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply in Support of Petition for Review is granted. Reply is due June 29, 2026. Further requests for extensions of time for this filing will be disfavored.
05/18/2026Motion to Extend Time to File Reply filed  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply in Support of Petition for Review filed on behalf of Yelp Inc.
05/13/2026Response to Petition  Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of the State of Texas.
04/09/2026Counsel withdrawn pursuant to TRAP 6.4(c)  Letter regarding withdrawal of counsel filed on behalf of the State of Texas.
04/01/2026Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposedFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition for Review is granted. Response is due May 13, 2026. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED.
04/01/2026Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of the State of Texas.
03/13/2026Supreme Court of Texas Ordered Response  Court ordered response to petition for review due no later than April 13, 2026.
03/04/2026Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Brief received on behalf of Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.
02/11/2026Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Brief received on behalf of NetChoice and Internet Works. Submitted by Jeremy Evan Maltz and Scott A. Keller with Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP.
02/10/2026Case forwarded to Court 
02/03/2026Petition for Review  Petition for Review filed on behalf of Yelp, Inc.
12/23/2025Second Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling granted Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review is granted. The Petition for Review is due February 4, 2026. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED.
12/23/2025Second Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  Second Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review filed on behalf of Yelp Inc.
12/04/2025Electronic communication sent to Party  Email sent to all counsel regarding TRAP Amendments Effective January 1, 2026.
12/01/2025Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling granted in part Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review is GRANTED IN PART. Petition for Review is due January 5, 2026.
12/01/2025Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review filed on behalf of YELP, Inc.
12/01/2025Clerk's Record 
12/01/2025Court reporter/recorder's record 
12/01/2025Supplement to Clerk's/Reporter's Record 
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
02/10/2026Work-Up by Staff / Review by JusticesUnder Review 
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
The State of TexasRespondentMr. Austin Kinghorn
Justin Sassaman
Mr. Johnathan D. Stone  
Tony Hernandez
Mr. Ralph Molina
Atty. Gen. W. Kenneth Paxton Jr.
Mr. James Lloyd
Mr. Brent Webster
YELP, Inc.PetitionerMs. Laura Lee Prather  
Ms. Catherine Robb
Mr. William R. Pillifant
Mr. Michael Lambert
Foundation for Individual Rights and ExpressionAmicus CuriaeMr. Peter Steffensen
Mr. Thomas S. Leatherbury
NetChoice and Internet WorksAmicus CuriaeMr. Scott A. Keller
Mr. Jeremy Evan Maltz
Court of Appeals Information:
Reverse & Remand 
___ SW3d ___, 10-16-25 
15th Court of Appeals 
Honorable April Farris 
Trial Court Information
335th District Court 
Bastrop 
Honorable Reva L. Towslee Corbett 
2519-335