Editor’s Note: The Opinion of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Microsoft v. U.S.A. (Docket No. 14‐2985) is attached here.
From: Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court delivered a victory to U.S. companies housing customer data overseas, ruling Thursday that prosecutors cannot force Microsoft to reveal content from a customer’s email account stored in Ireland.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan overturned a lower court order finding the company in civil contempt for not handing over the data.
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