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Nosal v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on October 10, 2017

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
16-1344 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2017

Issue: Whether a person who obtains an account holder"s permission to access a computer nevertheless "accesses a computer without authorization" in violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act when he acts without permission from the computer"s owner.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
02/21/2017Application (16A840) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 8, 2017 to April 7, 2017, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
02/24/2017Application (16A840) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until April 7, 2017.
03/16/2017Application (16A840) to extend further the time from April 7, 2017 to May 5, 2017, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
03/24/2017Application (16A840) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until May 5, 2017.
05/05/2017Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 5, 2017)
06/02/2017Order extending time to file response to petition to and including July 5, 2017.
06/05/2017Brief amicus curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation filed.
06/05/2017Brief amici curiae of Sergey Bratus, et al. filed.
06/29/2017Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including August 4, 2017.
07/27/2017Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including September 5, 2017.
09/05/2017Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
09/19/2017Reply of petitioner David Nosal filed.
09/20/2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/6/2017.
10/10/2017Petition DENIED.