In tossing the appeal, the Supreme Court leaves in place a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in favor of Facebook shareholders. They had filed a securities fraud lawsuit against Facebook for allegedly misleading them in financial filings about the risks stemming from the massive data breach by Cambridge Analytica.

The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed Meta 's appeal on Friday to block a multibillion-dollar class-action investors' lawsuit. The high court, who heard arguments in the case earlier this month, left in place an appellate ruling allowing the case to move forward.