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 |
|---|---|
| 01/22/2020 | 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. |
| 01/23/2020 | Application (19A819) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until March 9, 2020. |
| 03/09/2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 13, 2020) |
| 04/01/2020 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, LinkedIn Corporation |
| 04/13/2020 | Waiver of right of respondent hiQ Labs, Inc. to respond filed. |
| 04/13/2020 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Electronic Privacy Information Center. (Distributed) |
| 04/15/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/1/2020. |
| 04/23/2020 | Response Requested. (Due May 26, 2020) |
| 05/08/2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 26, 2020 to June 25, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 05/11/2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 25, 2020. |
| 06/25/2020 | Brief of respondent hiQ Labs, Inc. in opposition filed. |
| 07/15/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020. |
| 07/16/2020 | Reply of petitioner LinkedIn Corporation filed. (Distributed) |
| 06/07/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/10/2021. |
| 06/07/2021 | Supplemental brief of petitioner LinkedIn Corporation filed. (Distributed) |
| 06/14/2021 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Electronic Privacy Information Center GRANTED. |
| 06/14/2021 | Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Van Buren v. United States, 593 U. S. ___ (2021). |
| 07/16/2021 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |