Ulbricht v. United States
Petition for certiorari denied on June 28, 2018
Issues: (1) Whether the warrantless seizure of an individual’s internet traffic information without probable cause violates the Fourth Amendment; and (2) whether the Sixth Amendment permits judges to find the facts necessary to support an otherwise unreasonable sentence.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Nov 16 2017 | Application (17A559) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 28, 2017 to December 28, 2017, submitted to Justice Ginsburg. |
| Nov 20 2017 | Application (17A559) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until December 28, 2017. |
| Dec 22 2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 5, 2018) |
| Jan 09 2018 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Ross William Ulbricht. |
| Jan 30 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 5, 2018 to March 7, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Jan 31 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 7, 2018. |
| Feb 05 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of American Black Cross filed. |
| Feb 05 2018 | Brief amici curiae of National Lawyers Guild, et al filed. |
| Feb 05 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Drug Policy Alliance, et al. filed. |
| Feb 05 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Downsize DC Foundation, et al. filed. |
| Feb 05 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Reason Foundation,et al. filed. |
| Mar 07 2018 | Memorandum of respondent United States filed. |
| Mar 21 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/13/2018. |
| Mar 21 2018 | Reply of petitioner Ross William Ulbricht filed. (Distributed) |
| Jun 22 2018 | Supplemental brief of petitioner Ross William Ulbricht filed. (Distributed) |
| Jun 27 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/27/2018. |
| Jun 28 2018 | Petition DENIED. |
