Van Buren v. United States
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Van Buren v. United States is a 2021 U.S. Supreme Court case that significantly narrowed the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act by holding that individuals do not “exceed authorized access” simply by misusing information they are otherwise entitled to obtain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Van Buren v. United States canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12109630 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Van Buren v. United States Context triple: [Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, notableCase, Van Buren v. United States]
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A.
Dorr v. United States
Dorr v. United States is a 1904 U.S. Supreme Court decision that helped define the limited application of constitutional rights in unincorporated territories under the Insular Cases doctrine.
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B.
Reynolds v. United States
Reynolds v. United States is an 1879 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the distinction between protected religious belief and regulable religiously motivated conduct, holding that the Free Exercise Clause does not excuse individuals from compliance with otherwise valid criminal laws such as those banning polygamy.
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C.
Ableman v. Booth
Ableman v. Booth was an 1859 U.S. Supreme Court case that affirmed federal supremacy over state courts in enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act before the Civil War.
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D.
Kentucky v. Dennison
Kentucky v. Dennison was an 1861 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited federal power by holding that federal courts could not compel state governors to carry out interstate extradition.
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E.
Nixon v. United States
Nixon v. United States is a 1993 U.S. Supreme Court case that held challenges to the Senate’s procedures for conducting impeachment trials are nonjusticiable political questions beyond judicial review.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Van Buren v. United States Target entity description: Van Buren v. United States is a 2021 U.S. Supreme Court case that significantly narrowed the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act by holding that individuals do not “exceed authorized access” simply by misusing information they are otherwise entitled to obtain.
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A.
Dorr v. United States
Dorr v. United States is a 1904 U.S. Supreme Court decision that helped define the limited application of constitutional rights in unincorporated territories under the Insular Cases doctrine.
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B.
Reynolds v. United States
Reynolds v. United States is an 1879 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the distinction between protected religious belief and regulable religiously motivated conduct, holding that the Free Exercise Clause does not excuse individuals from compliance with otherwise valid criminal laws such as those banning polygamy.
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C.
Ableman v. Booth
Ableman v. Booth was an 1859 U.S. Supreme Court case that affirmed federal supremacy over state courts in enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act before the Civil War.
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D.
Kentucky v. Dennison
Kentucky v. Dennison was an 1861 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited federal power by holding that federal courts could not compel state governors to carry out interstate extradition.
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E.
Nixon v. United States
Nixon v. United States is a 1993 U.S. Supreme Court case that held challenges to the Senate’s procedures for conducting impeachment trials are nonjusticiable political questions beyond judicial review.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.