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Feds: E-mail subpoena ruling hurts law enforcement
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2004-03-05

A federal appeals court has declined to reverse last year's decision that the issuance of an egregiously overbroad subpoena for e-mail can qualify as a computer intrusion in violation of anti-hacking laws, despite an argument by the Justice Department that a side-effect of the ruling has already made it harder for law enforcement officials to obtain Americans' private e-mail.

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that wacky 9th circuit. 2004-03-06
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what *will* they get up to next? ...

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