United States v. Morris’s Empirical Analysis
928 F.2d 504 · 1991
Citation profile
27 federal appellate · 4 district · 1 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 49 later decisions — most recently July 2016 · most notably LVRC Holdings LLC v. Brekka (2009), United States v. MacPherson (2005)
27 federal appellate · 4 district · 1 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 1681 · 18 U.S.C. § 1030 (Computer Fraud and Abuse Act)
Relies on United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc. · Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc. · Liparota v. United States · Gregory v. United States · Reavis v. Antinore
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 49 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“knowingly accesses a computer without-authorization, or having accessed a computer with authorization, uses the opportunity such access provides for purposes to which such authorization does not extend, and by means of such conduct knowingly uses, modifies, destroys, or discloses information in, or prevents authorized use of, such computer, if such computer is operated for or on behalf of the Government of United States and such conduct affects such operation.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“through means of a computer used in interstate commerce or communications, knowingly causes the transmission of a program, information, code, or command to a computer or computer system if— (i) the person causing the transmission intends that such transmission will (I) damage, or cause damage to, a computer, computer system network, information data, or program; or (II) withhold or deny, or cause the withholding or denial, of the use of a computer, computer services, system or network, information, data or program; and (ii) the transmission of the harmful component of the program, information, code or command— (I) occurred without the authorization of the person or entities who own or are responsible for the computer system receiving the program, information, code, or command; and (II) (aa) causes loss or damage to one or more other persons of value aggregating $1,000 or more during any 1-year period; or (bb) modifies or impairs ... medical care of one or more individuals.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Despite some isolated language in the legislative history that arguably suggests a scienter component for the “damages” phrase of section 1030(a)(5)(A), the wording, structure, and purpose of the subsection, examined in comparison with its departure from the format of its predecessor provision persuade us that the “intentionally” standard applies only to the “accesses” phrase of section 1030(a)(5)(A), and not to its “damages” phrase.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.