&gt; The article makes it sounds like the Supreme Court has already ruled on this issue. Wouldn&#x27;t that make this California case moot?<p>The Supreme Court issued a (relatively) narrow ruling; the EFF is arguing that this principle can and should be applied to a broader ruling.<p>This is a pretty standard pattern in judicial proceedings. For a number of reasons, judges are often hesitant to rule too broadly, so advocates push for successively broader rulings until they achieve their goal.<p>(It also sometimes happens in reverse, with advocates pushing for narrower rulings, but that&#x27;s a different matter).