Supreme Court to Hear Digital Privacy Case: Can the Government Obtain Emails Stored Abroad? Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Supreme Court to Hear Digital Privacy Case: Can the Government Obtain Emails Stored Abroad?
  • Series Title CRS Legal Sidebar

Creator

  • Author: Smith, Austin D.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Legislative Attorney

Publisher

  • Name: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
    Place of Publication: Washington D.C.

Date

  • Creation: 2018-02-23

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: This report discusses the upcoming Supreme Court case of "United States vs. Microsoft" which concerns whether the government can compel Microsoft to provide them emails stored abroad. This report provides background on the case, including an overview of the Stored Communications Act (SCA), discusses the specific issues presented by the Microsoft case, and explores the case's implications for Congress.
  • Physical Description: 3 pages.

Subject

  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Supreme Court decisions
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Constitutional law
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Right of privacy
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Transborder data flow

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States

Collection

  • Name: Congressional Research Service Reports
    Code: CRSR

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Report

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • CRS Report Number: LSB10086
  • Accession or Local Control No: LSB10086_2018Feb23
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc1157123
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