The case involved Nathan Van Buren, a former police sergeant who abused his access to law enforcement databases to run a search that he had no legitimate law enforcement reason for. Now, there are all sorts of reasons people should condemn Van Buren for abusing his power. But the key question in the case was whether or not doing so violated the CFAA and was a form of hacking because the access was unauthorized.
Thankfully, the Supreme Court correctly rules that this particular use
did not violate the CFAA. While it may have violated the police department s policies, that does not make it exceed authorized access.