From Wikipedia: "On April 11, 2014, the Third Circuit issued an opinion vacating Auernheimer's conviction, on the basis that the venue in New Jersey was imprope

From Wikipedia: "On April 11, 2014, the Third Circuit issued an opinion vacating Auernheimer's conviction, on the basis that the venue in New Jersey was improper.[48][49] While the judges did not address the substantive question on the legality of the site access, they were skeptical of the original conviction, noting that no circumvention of passwords had occurred and that only publicly accessible information was obtained.[50] He was released from prison on April 11, 2014.[51]" My (foreign layman's) take on it is that the lower court precedent still stands, as it was not formally overturned.