No. 19-860

Nikolai Bosyk v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-01-09
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: child-pornography circuit-split criminal-procedure fourth-amendment ip-address probable-cause search-and-seizure search-warrant
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-02-21
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the single click of a URL link to child pornography by someone using an individual's IP address can provide probable cause to support a search warrant without any additional substantive factual information related to the suspect.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the single click of a URL link to child pornography by someone using an individual's IP address can provide probable cause to support a search warrant without any additional substantive factual information related to the suspect

Docket Entries

2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-01-17
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-01-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 10, 2020)

Attorneys

Nikolai Bosyk
William Davis AshwellMark B. Williams & Associates, PLC, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent