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Ross William Ulbricht v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 15-1815-cr · judgment May 31, 2017

Certiorari denied · June 28, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 9% cert probability (95% interval 6%–13%)

Before the decision, about 2.1× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a Second Circuit decision below, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition).

Questions presented

  1. Whether the warrantless seizure of an individual’s Internet traffic information without probable cause violates the Fourth Amendment.

  2. Whether the Sixth Amendment permits judges to find the facts necessary to support an otherwise unreasonable sentence. (I)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Kannon K. Shanmugam
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Amicus briefs
5 cert-stage

Linked docket
17A559

Proceedings

  1. Jun 28 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 27 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/27/2018.
  3. Jun 22 2018
    Supplemental brief of petitioner Ross William Ulbricht filed. (Distributed)
  4. Mar 21 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/13/2018.
  5. Mar 21 2018
    Reply of petitioner Ross William Ulbricht filed. (Distributed)
  6. Mar 07 2018
    Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
  7. Feb 05 2018
    Brief amici curiae of National Lawyers Guild, et al filed.
  8. Feb 05 2018
    Brief amicus curiae of American Black Cross filed.
  9. Feb 05 2018
    Brief amici curiae of Reason Foundation,et al. filed.
  10. Feb 05 2018
    Brief amici curiae of Drug Policy Alliance, et al. filed.
  11. Feb 05 2018
    Brief amici curiae of Downsize DC Foundation, et al. filed.
  12. 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.
  13. Jan 30 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 5, 2018 to March 7, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
  14. Jan 09 2018
    Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Ross William Ulbricht.
  15. Dec 22 2017
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 5, 2018)
  16. Nov 20 2017
    Application (17A559) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until December 28, 2017.
  17. 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.
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