Malwarebytes Inc. v. Enigma Software Group USA, LLC

Petition for certiorari denied on October 13, 2020

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
19-1284	9th Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2020

Issue: Whether federal courts can derive an implied exception to immunity for computer-service providers from most civil liability under Section 230(c)(2)(B) of the Communications Decency Act for blocking or filtering decisions when the decisions are alleged to be "driven by anticompetitive animus."

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
03/06/2020	Application (19A993) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 30, 2020 to May 11, 2020, submitted to Justice Kagan.
03/09/2020	Application (19A993) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until May 11, 2020.
05/11/2020	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 12, 2020)
05/21/2020	Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 12, 2020 to July 27, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
05/21/2020	Brief amicus curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation filed.
05/22/2020	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 27, 2020.
06/11/2020	Brief amicus curiae of ESET, LLC filed.
06/12/2020	Brief amicus curiae of TechFreedom filed.
06/12/2020	Brief amici curiae of Cybersecurity Experts filed.
06/12/2020	Brief amicus curiae of Internet Association submitted.
07/27/2020	Brief of respondent Enigma Software Group USA, LLC in opposition filed.
08/12/2020	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
08/12/2020	Reply of petitioner Malwarebytes, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
09/22/2020	Rescheduled.
10/05/2020	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020.
10/13/2020	Petition DENIED. Statement of Justice Thomas respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)