| Description | Yahoo had petitioned the court to bifurcate proceedings and to delay discovery until after the court had addressed certain issues, such as jurisdiction, which required discovery. The court denied Yahoo's attempts to split up the case and delay proceedings. Yahoo had also requested that the court seek the views of the Department of State on issues that this case might address; the court granted this request. Keywords: yahoo, internet, china, wang xiaoning, yu ling, shi tao, free speech, atca, tvpa, torture
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