| Short Circuit: A roundup of recent federal court decisions; Password-sharing case divides Ninth Circuit in Nosal II; Fact-checking PolitiFact’s fact-check of Trump’s ‘crime is rising’ claim; Man arrested for Facebook picture that shows him burning an American flag; How political ignorance bolsters racial, ethnic, and xenophobic prejudice; Private email accounts are not exempt from FOIA; Comey’s unusual public recommendation in the Clinton email investigation; Upcoming speaking engagements on “Democracy and Political Ignorance”; | | | | | | | | Password-sharing case divides Ninth Circuit in Nosal II | | If a company says you can't access its computer but an employee with access rights says you can, are you accessing the computer "without authorization" if you rely on the employee's permission? The Ninth Circuit holds 2-1 that you are. The case now sets the stage for an important related ruling in Facebook v. Power Ventures. | | By Orin Kerr • Read more » |
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