The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit has issued a ruling in WEC Carolina Energy Solutions v. Miller, holding that the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) prohibition on ...

It answered the question in the negative. The Second Circuit began its analysis by recognizing that computer files merit Fourth Amendment Protection from unwarranted intrusion because they may ...

The third generation (1964–1971) introduced the integrated circuit, making computers even smaller and faster. The microprocessor heralded the fourth generation of computers (1972–2010).

The Sixth Circuit ... Fourth Amendment. But just going over the old ground is permitted. The idea seems simple enough. But the application raises a puzzle: When a private party sees a file on a ...

This morning, the Second Circuit finally ... in the technical Fourth Amendment sense: Finally, the government admits that, when it queries its database, its computers search all of the material ...