A San Francisco judge rebuffed LinkedIn’s attempts to stop a third-party data-analytics startup from using the publicly available data of its users. The case could wind up in the Supreme Court, given the important constitutional and economic issues it raises. LinkedIn sent a cease-and-desist order to HiQ in May, alleging that the startup was violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), and unfair business practices under California state law. The judge sided with HiQ, saying that LinkedIns argument about HiQ having violated the CFAA is dubious.”]