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If these New Jersey prosecutors fail with this one, I'm sure they can slap some felony computer fraud charges on them for violating X website's ToS agreement.

Prosecutors need to lose their immunity, then we might get some sanity back in the justice system.

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> "felony computer fraud charges"

Just for violating a ToS? I thought those were mostly legalese and overly broad.

Of course. Yet still, Carmen Ortiz approved a felony indictment of up to 37 years against Aaron Swartz for breaking one of those vague/broad terms.

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/01/aarons...

What prosecutors?

New Jersey Attorney General John Hoffman and Deputy Attorney General Glenn Graham... since you asked.

Note the caption: Rubin v. New Jersey. Rubin is the plaintiff. The AG is acting in its capacity as the government's lawyer, not in its capacity as a prosecutor. There is no prosecutor, because there is no criminal complaint. What's at issue is a civil subpoena (a request for information and materials) issued by a state consumer protection agency.

"What prosecutors?"? What do you imagine the difference is between saying "prosecutors need to lose their immunity" and "we need to lose prosecutorial immunity"?

All prosecutors, obviously.

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