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We have previously covered the SCOTUS’s interesting decision to grant certiorari in Van Buren v. United States – a criminal case where the petitioner has appealed his conviction under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). The case is potentially significant because the lower court’s interpretation of the CFAA, defended by the government on appeal, would criminalize large swaths of
In April 2020, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Van Buren v. United States. This case raises questions about what constitutes criminal “computer misuse” under 18 U.S.C. § 1030(a). The petitioner, Mr. Van Buren, was convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 1030(a) after accepting a loan in exchange for personal records obtained through a police database. As a police officer, Mr.
The Fifth Amendment’s Self Incrimination clause prohibits the use of a defendant’s compelled statements at trial. Does this prohibition also apply at the preliminary hearing? That is the question the Supreme Court sought to answer in City of Hays v. Vogt. Background on City of Hays v. Vogt In City of Hays v. Vogt, Vogt, a police officer, was offered
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