LinkedIn Corp. v. hiQ Labs Inc.
The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit for further consideration in light of Van Buren v. United States, on June 14, 2020.
Issue: Whether a company that deploys anonymous computer “bots” to circumvent technical barriers and harvest
millions of individuals’ personal data from computer
servers that host public-facing websites—even after the
computer servers’ owner has expressly denied permission to access the data—“intentionally accesses a computer without authorization” in violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Jan 22 2020 | Application (19A819) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 6, 2020 to March 9, 2020, submitted to Justice Kagan. |
| Jan 23 2020 | Application (19A819) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until March 9, 2020. |
| Mar 09 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 13, 2020) |
| Apr 01 2020 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, LinkedIn Corporation |
| Apr 13 2020 | Waiver of right of respondent hiQ Labs, Inc. to respond filed. |
| Apr 13 2020 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Electronic Privacy Information Center. (Distributed) |
| Apr 15 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/1/2020. |
| Apr 23 2020 | Response Requested. (Due May 26, 2020) |
| May 08 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 26, 2020 to June 25, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| May 11 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 25, 2020. |
| Jun 25 2020 | Brief of respondent hiQ Labs, Inc. in opposition filed. |
| Jul 15 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020. |
| Jul 16 2020 | Reply of petitioner LinkedIn Corporation filed. (Distributed) |
| Jun 07 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/10/2021. |
| Jun 07 2021 | Supplemental brief of petitioner LinkedIn Corporation filed. (Distributed) |
| Jun 14 2021 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Electronic Privacy Information Center GRANTED. |
| Jun 14 2021 | Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Van Buren v. United States, 593 U. S. ___ (2021). |
| Jul 16 2021 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
