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Congress Passes Law Clarifying Scope of U.S. Warrants for Email Data Stored Overseas; New Law Moots Microsoft Case Before SCOTUS
In U.S. v. Microsoft Corporation, No. 17-2 (U.S. April 2018), the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari to decide whether a United States-based provider of e-mail services must disclose electronic communications within its control to the government when the provider stores the communications abroad. In December 2013, federal
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The United States Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Microsoft Stored Communications Act Case
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in United States v. Microsoft Corporation, No. 14-2985 (2nd Cir. July 14, 2016), a case that could have wide-ranging effects on email privacy. The justices are expected to issue a June 2018 ruling on whether the Stored Communications Act (“SCA”) allows the U.S. government
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SCOTUS Issues Landmark Decision Regarding Class Action Lawsuits
In a case decided for the October term, the United States Supreme Court has ruled that companies facing class action lawsuits cannot offer to settle with the initial litigant before formation of a class. In Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez, 577 U.S. (2016), Gomez sued Campbell for sending an unsolicited text