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An Employer’s Review of the SCOTUS 2020-21 Term: Stay Alert for Long-Term Impacts

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Of the 67 decisions the U.S. Supreme Court issued during the 2020-2021 term, just a few decisions made broad, immediate impacts on employers and educators. Court-watchers wondered how the new, solidly conservative majority...more

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June 2021: The Top 19 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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So, Are the Gates Up or Down?: Liability under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in Van Buren v. United States and Your Business

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Seeking to resolve a split among the Circuits “regarding the scope of liability under the [Computer Fraud and Abuse Act]’s “exceeds authorized access” clause, the Supreme Court granted certiorari to the appeal of Robert Van...more

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Supreme Court Vacates LinkedIn-HiQ Scraping Decision, Remands to Ninth Circuit for Another Look

On June 14, 2021, in a closely-watched dispute involving the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), the Supreme Court granted LinkedIn Corp.’s (“LinkedIn”) petition for certiorari filed in the hiQ web scraping case. It...more

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Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Split on Access Under Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

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In a long-awaited decision, the Supreme Court resolved a circuit split about whether an individual with access to a computer system violates the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) by accessing information for an improper...more

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Supreme Court Prohibits Use of Federal “Anti-Hacking” Law Against Those Who Use Otherwise Authorized Access for Improper Purpose

In Van Buren v. United States, the Supreme Court faced the difficult task of determining whether the opaquely-written Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) would apply to situations in which a person who was authorized to...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Says Criminal Anti-Hacking Law Does Not Apply to Employee Misuse of Information Systems

The federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 (CFAA) put into place criminal and civil remedies to counter what was then the new phenomenon of computer hacking. While directed toward outside agents, over the years...more

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