Unique ruling authority

Van Buren v. United States

593 U.S. 374 · U.S. Supreme Court

Stable case ID: case:van-buren-2021
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision date: 2021
Authority level: U.S. Supreme Court
Precedential status: precedential
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required

Holding and boundaries

Narrowed the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act's 'exceeds authorized access' clause to information a person is not entitled to access.

Scope and limitations: Other CFAA provisions, misuse, contracts, privacy and criminal laws remain distinct.

Open authoritative source

1 issue placement

confirmatory · Direct

Cybersecurity & Critical-Infrastructure Resilience

Van Buren v. United States supports or supplies a protective rule relevant to Cybersecurity & Critical-Infrastructure Resilience. Fit tier: Direct. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.

Scope and limitations: Other CFAA provisions, misuse, contracts, privacy and criminal laws remain distinct.

Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required

Publication and provenance

The authority is published once; issue-specific orientation and fit remain separate placements. Analogue, contextual, and historical-adverse fits are not represented as controlling.

Published under research-publication-clearance-2026-07-21. deterministic validation and objective verification are not claimed.