Spending bill likely to end Supreme Court case on email data stored overseas

Published March 22, 2018 5:47pm ET



The House approved a massive $1.3 trillion spending bill Thursday that includes language that’s likely to render moot a Supreme Court case involving the government’s search and seizure of data stored on overseas.

The lower chamber passed the 2,232-page bill hours after it was introduced Wednesday night, and it is expected to pass the Senate by Saturday.

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