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U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

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Decided

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2:16-cv-00538 JLR

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U.S. District Court allows First Amendment claims to proceed; blocks Fourth Amendment claims

February 08, 2017

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington granted in part and denied in part the Government's motion to dismiss. Click here to view the order.

U.S. Chamber protests government’s use of surreptitious searches under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act

September 02, 2016

In the Western District of Washington, the U.S. Chamber, Center for Democracy and Technology, and National Association of Manufacturers filed an amicus brief supporting a First Amendment challenge to a Department of Justice (“DOJ”) “gag order” prohibiting service providers from informing their customers when they receive a warrant seeking their emails or other data.

Ryan P. McBride of Lane Powell PC and Andrew J. Pincus and Travis Crum of Mayer Brown LLP served as counsel for the amici.

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