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Raymond J. Liddy v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 20-50238 · judgment September 28, 2022

Certiorari denied · February 21, 2023

Pre-decision estimate: 8% cert probability (95% interval 5%–11%)

Before the decision, about 1.9× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Ninth Circuit decision below, a petition filed soon after the judgment below, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition).

Question presented

Does Internet subscriber information constitute a digital “paper” or “effect” under the Fourth Amendment? If so, must law enforcement obtain a warrant before searching an individual’s Internet subscriber information, which includes private, personal data beyond mere name, IP address, and physical address?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Devin Jai Burstein
Warren & Burstein

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

Feb 21 2023
Petition DENIED.
Jan 18 2023
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023.
Jan 10 2023
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
Dec 13 2022
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 17, 2023)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service