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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 federal government’s ability to charge individuals with computer fraud, including the criminaliza...
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 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to charge people who misused databases they are otherwise entitled...
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 potential awards for such damages a far more realistic possibility. Under the defunct Industrial Property La...
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 Governorâs 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 âConsumerâ and 1.3G explosives for âDisplayâ Fireworks. Additionally, the bill eliminated the previous state law language disallowing: 1) firecrackers...