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On June 3, 2021, the United States Supreme Court issued a 6-3 opinion in Van Buren v. United States, No. 19-783, resolving the circuit split regarding what it means to “exceed[]...

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 limited interpretation of the phrase “exceeds authorized access,” the Court held that the criminal provisions of the CFAA do not apply to individuals who have authorized access to computer information, but access that information for a reason that is not permitted. The Court’s ruling curtails the...

POLITICO The justices agreed with a broad range of critics that prosecutors had been misusing the 35-year-old law. The U.S. Supreme Court building is shown. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Link Copied The Supreme Court has sharply curtailed the scope of the nation’s main cybercrime law, limiting a tool that civil liberties advocates say federal prosecutors have abused by seeking prison time for minor computer misdeeds. decision handed down Thursday means federal prosecutors can no longer use the ...

June 02 2021 A new law regulating industrial property rights in Mexico was published in the Official Gazette on July 1 2020. In addition to notable improvements in respect to the protection of patents, trademarks and other industrial property rights, the new Federal Law for the Protection of Industrial Property has significantly altered the possibilities for claiming damages arising from the infringement of trademarks and other industrial property rights, making potentia...

LB 152, a bill introduced by Senator Slama, was signed by Governor Ricketts on May 5, 2021.  Because LB 152 contained an emergency clause, thus making the changes effective five days after the Governor’s signature, the changes to the Nebraska Fireworks Law will be in effect for the 2021 Firework sales period. The bill updated terminology to adopt the Federal Code of Regulation (CFR) definitions of 1.4G explosives for “Consumer” and 1.3G explosives for “Display” Firew...

Did Hunter Biden Violate Law in Buying Handgun? 3 Big Questions President Joe Biden walks Match 26 with son Hunter and grandson Beau to Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland to fly to Wilmington, Delaware, for the weekend. (Photo: Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images) Hunter Biden, the president’s son, seemingly faces no legal consequences for a possible deception during a background check while buying a gun. It’s not clear whether the younger Biden broke the letter of  federal gun ...

[Editor’s Note: In 2011, Lew Rockwell penned this thorough explanation of what fascism really is and what must be done to combat it. Fascism, unlike what the dominant media narrative asserts, has virtually nothing to do with people expressing politically incorrect opinions, or people refusing to wear masks, or a group of disorganized rioters smashing windows in the US Capitol. Fascism, rather, is an ideology of state control, and one that has been immensely successful over the past seventy y...

[Editor's Note: In 2011, Lew Rockwell penned this thorough explanation of what fascism really is and what must be done to combat it.

The Bullet Point: An Ohio Commercial Law Bulletin Statute of Repose Wilson v. Durrani, Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-6827 In this appeal, the Supreme Court of Ohio reversed the lower court’s decision, determining that the plaintiffs’ claims were time-barred because Ohio’s saving statute does not create an exception to a true statute of repose. The Bullet Point: Statutes of limitations establish a time limit for bringing a lawsuit based on the date when the plaintiff’s claim accrued. Statut...

Feds to Change Minor Safety Rules to Aid Drivers with Disabilities Sebastian Blanco The Department of Transportation is proposing two possible small rules changes, both meant to give people with disabilities better driving options. The first involves rental cars and would give rental agencies the ability to temporarily disable knee airbags so they dont cause metal hand controls to hit the driver if theres a crash. The second is about rear-mounted carrying shelves for wheelchairs...