E-mail wiretap ruling [1st Circuit] News
E-mail wiretap ruling [1st Circuit]

US v. Councilman, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, August 11, 2005 [ruling that the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, which updated the Wiretap Act to include electronic communications, should be broadly interpreted to allow an e-mail provider alleged to have read correspondence in transit to customers to be tried on federal charges]. Read the full text of the opinion here [go to Opinions, case number 03-1383]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.