Summary: Legal Process & ECPA

• Warrant

  • unopened e-mail

• Court order under § 2703(d)

  • transactional records

• Subpoena

  • opened e-mail, unopened e-mail >180 days old, or stored files
  • basic subscriber info

• Higher-order process always valid

  • e.g., warrant can compel transactional logs

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