Legal Opinion
Ameritech Corp. v. E. Michael McCann in His Official Capacity as District Attorney of Milwaukee County
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 22, 2002No. 02-1158PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant Ameritech Corporation (“Ameritech”) sued E. Michael McCann, the District Attorney of Milwaukee County, seeking a declaration that McCann must comply with certain provisions of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (“ECPA” or “the Act”), 18 U.S.C. § 2510 et seq. The district court granted McCann’s motion to dismiss, holding that the Eleventh Amendment barred Ameriteeh’s suit. Ameritech appeals and, for the reasons stated herein, we reverse.
I. Background
In October 1986, Congress enacted the ECPA to “protect against the unauthorized interception of…
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