Justices wade into fight over email data stored overseas

By Melissa Quinn

Published February 27, 2018 6:41pm ET

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Justices wade into fight over email data stored overseas — Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith, accompanied by Attorney Josh Rosenkranz, left, speaks to reporters outside the Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a dispute between the Trump administration and Microsoft Corp. over a warrant for emails that were sought as part of a drug trafficking investigation. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) | Andrew Harnik

Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor signaled Tuesday that Congress should act to address questions raised in a case examining whether the U.S. government can compel a U.S. company to turn over data stored overseas.

The case, U.S v. Microsoft, deals with whether an email service provider, Microsoft, is required to turn over email data stored on a server located abroad when it is served with a warrant from the U.S. government.

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