No. 19-1116

LinkedIn Corporation v. hiQ Labs, Inc.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-03-12
Status: GVR
Type: Paid
Amici (2)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3) Experienced Counsel
Tags: bot-technology circuit-conflict computer-fraud computer-fraud-and-abuse-act computer-trespass data-harvesting legislative-history personal-data public-websites statutory-interpretation technical-barriers unauthorized-access website-scraping
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Latest Conference: 2021-06-10 (distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

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

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED 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.

Docket Entries

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

Attorneys

Electronic Privacy Information Center
Alan Jay ButlerElectronic Privacy Information Center, Amicus
Alan Jay ButlerElectronic Privacy Information Center, Amicus
Marc RotenbergElectronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), Amicus
Marc RotenbergElectronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), Amicus
hiQ Labs, Inc.
R. Corey WorcesterQuinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Respondent
R. Corey WorcesterQuinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Respondent
LinkedIn Corporation
Donald B. Verrilli Jr.Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Petitioner
Donald B. Verrilli Jr.Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Petitioner