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Oath Holdings, Inc. v. Ajemian

Petition for certiorari denied on March 26, 2018

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
17-1005 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2017

Issue: Whether a court-appointed legal representative, such as an estate administrator, should be able to provide lawful consent under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq., for the disclosure of private email messages stored in an online email account by a user who died without a will or any other indication of actual consent.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
01/16/2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 20, 2018)
02/19/2018Brief of respondents Marianne Ajemian, et al. in opposition filed.
02/20/2018Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Facebook, Inc., et al.
03/05/2018Reply of petitioner Oath Holdings, Inc. filed.
03/07/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/23/2018.
03/26/2018Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Facebook, Inc., et al. GRANTED.
03/26/2018Petition DENIED.