U.S. Supreme Court Hears Argument on When Employee Misuse of Work Computers May Constitute Criminal Conduct

The United States Supreme Court recently heard oral argument in Van Buren v. United States, No. 19-783. The Court granted certiorari last term to resolve whether a person – in particular, an employee – who is authorized to access information on a computer for certain purposes violates the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) if he/she accesses the same information for an improper use....
By: Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP

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