On June 25, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a 5-4 decision in TransUnion v. Ramirez that clarified the injury-in-fact plaintiffs must show to have standing to assert statutory privacy rights in federal court. This follows...more
7/14/2021
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Class Action ,
Class Members ,
Credit Reporting Agencies ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
SCOTUS ,
Separation of Powers ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing ,
TransUnion ,
TransUnion LLC v Ramirez
On May 7, 2020, the Supreme Court unanimously overturned the convictions of two public officials charged in the “Bridgegate” political corruption scandal. ...more
5/13/2020
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Bridgegate ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Federal-Program Fraud ,
Governor Christie ,
Intent to Obtain Money or Property ,
Kelly v United States ,
Political Scandals ,
Public Officials ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Wire Fraud
On April 20, the Supreme Court agreed to review the Eleventh Circuit’s decision in United States v. Van Buren, which broadly interpreted the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), the main federal anti-hacking statute, as...more
The Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act (CLOUD Act) was recently signed into law as part of the omnibus appropriations bill. ...more
5/1/2018
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Cloud Storage ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Dismissals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
International Litigation ,
Mootness ,
SCOTUS ,
Search Warrant ,
Stored Communications Act ,
Subpoenas ,
US v Microsoft