Legal Opinion

The Matter of 381 Search Warrants Directed to Facebook Inc. v. New York County District Attorney's Office

New York Court of Appeals

Decided April 4, 2017No. 16PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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Stein, J.

In this matter, we are asked to determine the appealability of two Supreme Court orders. The first order denied Facebook, Inc.’s motion to quash certain warrants, issued pursuant to the Federal Stored Communications Act, that sought the account information and communications of various Facebook subscribers in connection with a criminal investigation. The second order denied Facebook’s motion to compel disclosure of the affidavit supporting the warrant application.

This case undoubtedly implicates novel and important substantive issues regarding the constitutional…

2Cases cited46 opinions

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  4. Catlin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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