Legal Opinion
In Re the United States for Orders Pursuant to Title 18
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 27, 2007No. MJ07-264-JLA [ (XXX) XXX-AAAA], MJ07-265-JLA [ (XXX) XXX-BBBB], MJ07-266-JLA [ (XXX) XXX-CCCC]PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
ALEXANDER, United States Magistrate Judge.
INTRODUCTION
This Court has before it the Government’s application for three orders compelling a telecommunication service provider to disclose to federal law enforcement agents historical cell site information. The Government attempts to obtain such orders by satisfying the “specific and artic-ulable facts” standard embodied in 18 U.S.C. § 2703(d). This Court, however, questions the applicability of the “specific and articulable facts” standard to historical cell site information. As more fully detailed below, after careful…
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- In Re the United States for Orders Pursuant to Title 18District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2007
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- In Re of the United States for an Order Authorizing the Release of Historical Cell-Site InformationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2010
- In re the United States for an Order Pursuant to Title 18District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2012
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