District Court, District of Columbia May 12, 2022, Civil Action No. 2017-0635 (Depu v. Oath Holdings, Inc.)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

HE DEPU et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v. Civil Action No. 17-635 (RDM)

OATH HOLDINGS, INC. et al.,

Defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

In 2007, two Chinese dissidents, Wang Xiaoning and Shi Tao, and Wang’s wife, Yu

Ling, sued Yahoo for allegedly abetting Wang and Shi’s prosecution and imprisonment in China

by disclosing their Yahoo email