Van Buren v. United States

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
19-783	11th Cir.	Nov 30, 2020	Jun 3, 2021	6-3	Barrett	OT 2020

Holding: An individual "exceeds authorized access" under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986, 18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(2), when he accesses a computer with authorization but then obtains information located in particular areas of the computer, such as files, folders or databases, that are off-limits to him.

Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 6-3, in an opinion by Justice Barrett on June 3, 2021. Justice Thomas filed a dissenting opinion, in which Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito joined.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

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Justices add computer fraud case to merits docket (Amy Howe, April 20, 2020)
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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
12/18/2019	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 17, 2020)
01/07/2020	Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Nathan Van Buren.
01/10/2020	Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 17, 2020 to February 18, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
01/13/2020	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 18, 2020.
01/17/2020	Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
01/17/2020	Brief amici curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation, et al. filed.
01/31/2020	Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 18, 2020 to March 10, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
01/31/2020	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 10, 2020.
03/10/2020	Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed.
03/18/2020	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/3/2020.
03/18/2020	Reply of petitioner Nathan Van Buren filed.
04/13/2020	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2020.
04/20/2020	Petition GRANTED.
04/29/2020	Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
05/06/2020	Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 1, 2020. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 27, 2020.
06/04/2020	Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Nathan Van Buren
07/01/2020	Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs received 5/11/21).
07/01/2020	Brief of petitioner Nathan Van Buren filed.
07/07/2020	Brief amici curiae of The R Street Institute, et al. filed.
07/07/2020	Brief amici curiae of Kyratso Karahalios, et al. filed.
07/07/2020	Brief amicus curiae of Association of Medical Device Service Organizations filed.
07/07/2020	Brief amicus curiae of Association of Medical Device Reprocessors filed.
07/08/2020	Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
07/08/2020	Brief amicus curiae of Committee for Justice filed.
07/08/2020	Brief amicus curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed.
07/08/2020	Brief amici curiae of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, et al. filed.
07/08/2020	Brief amici curiae of National Whistleblower Center filed.
07/08/2020	Brief amicus curiae of The United States Technology Policy Committee of the ACM in support of neither party filed.
07/08/2020	Brief amici curiae of Technology Companies filed.
07/08/2020	Brief amicus curiae of Orin S. Kerr filed.
07/08/2020	Brief amici curiae of Computer Security Researchers, et al. filed.
07/08/2020	Brief amicus curiae of The Markup filed.
08/27/2020	Brief of respondent United States filed.
08/31/2020	Brief amicus curiae of Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association filed.
09/01/2020	Brief amicus curiae of Managed Funds Association filed.
09/02/2020	Brief amici curiae of Karen Heart and Anthony Volini of CIPLIT filed.
09/03/2020	Brief amici curiae of Electronic Privacy Information Center, et al. filed.
09/03/2020	Brief amicus curiae of Voatz, Inc. filed.
09/03/2020	Brief amicus curiae of Digital Justice Foundation filed.
09/16/2020	SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, November 30, 2020.
09/28/2020	Reply of petitioner Nathan Van Buren filed.
10/08/2020	Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 11th Circuit.
10/13/2020	Record received from the U.S.C.A. 11th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER.
10/27/2020	CIRCULATED
11/04/2020	Record received from the U.S.D.C Northern District of Georgia (Atlanta) Some sealed materials. One Envelope.
11/30/2020	Argued. For petitioner: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, Cal. For respondent: Eric J. Feigin, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
06/03/2021	Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Barrett, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Alito, J., joined.
07/06/2021	JUDGMENT ISSUED.
02/15/2023	Record returned to the U.S.D.C Northern District of Georgia (three envelopes).