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E-mail privacy to disappear?
Mark Rasch, 2007-11-02

On October 8, 2007, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati granted the government's request for a full-panel hearing in United States v. Warshak case centering on the right of privacy for stored electronic communications. At issue is whether the procedure whereby the government can subpoena stored copies of your e-mail -- similar to the way they could simply subpoena any physical mail sitting on your desk -- is unconstitutionally broad.

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State Statutes Allowing For Privacy Communicated by Electronic Means 2007-11-15
Jason
Great Article! I am doing a little research on a related topic and your post sparked my interest. I was reading a case this evening (Scott v. Beth Israel Med. Ctr., 2007 WL 3053351 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2007)) where the court noted two statutory provisions which essentially state that you don't waive you...

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