Cybersecurity Law, 2nd Edition

Appendix F Key Cybersecurity Court Opinions

Although cybersecurity law relies heavily on statutes, regulations, and agency guidance, the legal rules increasingly are being shaped by court opinions. Because this book is intended not only as a desk reference, but also as a textbook for undergraduate, graduate, and law school classes, this appendix includes excerpted court opinions from some of the most important cybersecurity‐related cases to date. This appendix, which is new to the second edition of this book, is intended for use in law school courses and other classes that rely, at least in part, on the case learning method. I recommend first reading the overview in the main chapters, and then reading the accompanying cases to see the issues explored by the judges in greater depth.

The cases also are useful for reference for those working in the cybersecurity field. However, these excerpts do not contain the full opinions, and are heavily truncated. Many case and record citations have been deleted without ellipses or brackets to note the deletion; lengthier redactions (of multiple paragraphs) are indicated with either ellipses or a bracketed summary. Most footnotes were deleted, unless I deemed them necessary to provide context to the reader. Accordingly, if you plan to rely on these cases or cite them in a document, always check the full opinion rather than the excerpts in this book.

The following list is a summary of the opinion excerpts in this appendix.

Cases to accompany ...