Winklevoss twins taking Facebook case to Supreme Court

Facebook could be heading back to court. Again.
Facebook could be heading back to court. Again.

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the twins who claim that the idea for Facebook was stolen from them by Mark Zuckerberg, are taking their case to the US Supreme Court.

In early April, a panel of judges told the twins that they could not back out of a settlement already reached with the social network in order to pursue another one. The current deal nets the Winklevii over $20 million in cash plus $45 million in shares.

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