This morning the justices dismissed Facebook v. Amalgamated Bank as “improvidently granted” – that is, without issuing a ruling on the merits, and instead signaling that it was a mistake to grant review.

The Supreme Court on Friday tossed Facebook’s appeal in a securities lawsuit against the social media giant, indicating the court shouldn’t have taken up the case.  The unsigned, one-sentence opinion contained no explanation and said the case was “dismissed as improvidently granted.