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 ...

In a long awaited opinion, the Supreme Court recently resolved a circuit split regarding the proper interpretation of a statute implicated in many post-employment disputes. Since its enactment, ...

Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday narrowed the reach of a federal computer fraud law that seeks to address hacking and other cybercrimes, siding with a former Georgia police officer who was ...

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 ...

"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 ...

June 3 (UPI) --The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that accessing data for an improper reason when authorized to use a computer system does not violate federal cybercrime law. In a 6-3 decision, 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 ...