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[yread]

It is. And since recently there is even case law and supreme court decision for this:

https://www.patentdocs.org/2018/10/supreme-court-denies-cert...

[gpm → yread]

Denying cert is the supreme court deciding not to hear the case, not a supreme court decision on the content of the case.

That case appears to be civil, not criminal?

[travmatt → gpm]

AIUI, the Supreme Court only takes cases that require their ruling to clarify interpretations of existing law or a lower correct incorrectly interpreted a law. Denying cert means their is no clarification to be made to existing law, so that in itself is an answer.