The Supreme Court held that former police sergeant Nathan Van Buren did not violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act CFAA by accessing the law enforcement database to obtain information in exchange for money. Van Buren v. United States
In Van Buren v. United States, SCOTUS clarified scope of the CFAA that may have a broad impact on criminal and civil actions arising out of accessing digital information for improper purposes, including those relating to accessing company computers to obtain trade secrets.