On June 3, 2021, the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision in Van Buren v. United States, narrowing the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). In resolving a circuit split in favor of a ...

-The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday limited the type of conduct that can be prosecuted under a federal computer fraud law, overturning a former Georgia police officer's conviction for misusing a ...

"Indeed, there are many other causes of action—breach of contract, business torts, fraud, negligence, and so on—that provide a remedy for employers when employees grossly transgress computer-use ...

The US Supreme Court has ruled that a police officer who obtained information from a licence database for a civilian, in exchange for money, did not violate federal hacking laws. The ruling clarifies ...

Justice Amy Coney Barrett, in the 6-3 opinion, wrote that the court would not interpret the phrase "exceeds authorized access" to criminalize every violation of a computer-use policy. (Associated ...

In the U.S. this week, the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision on Van Buren v. United States was announced. The decision significantly narrows the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”). The ...

On June 3, the United States Supreme Court issued a 6-3 opinion resolving a circuit split over the meaning of “exceeds authorized access” under the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”). The ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court limited the scope of the federal law against computer hacking on Thursday, ruling it covers those who break into confidential files, but not people who misuse the ...