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