9th Circ. Drops Speech Holding In Seattle Gig Worker Ruling

By Benjamin Morse · October 29, 2026, 6:17 PM EDT

The Ninth Circuit on Thursday withdrew its earlier finding that Seattle's protections for app-based delivery workers don't regulate speech, replacing it with a narrower ruling that assumes the law involves speech...

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Case Information

Case Title

Uber Technologies Inc et al v. City of Seattle

Case Number

2:24-cv-02103

Court

Washington Western

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Other

Date Filed

December 18, 2024


Case Title

Uber Technologies, Inc., et al. v. City of Seattle

Case Number

25-228

Court

Appellate - 9th Circuit

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

January 14, 2025


Case Title

Maplebear Inc., et al. v. City of Seattle

Case Number

25-231

Court

Appellate - 9th Circuit

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

January 14, 2025