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The Court of Appeals in Microsoft succinctly described the SCA's disclosure
structure as follows:
Regarding governmental access in particular, § 2703 sets up a pyramidal structure
governing conditions under which service providers must disclose stored
communications to the government. Basic subscriber and transactional
information can be obtained simply with an administrative subpoena. 18 U.S.C. §
2703(c)(2). Other non-content records can be obtained by a court order (a"§
2703(d) order"), which may be issued only upon a statement of "specific and
articulable facts showing ... reasonable grounds to believe that the contents or
records ... are relevant and material to an ongoing criminal investigation." §
2703(c)(2), (d). The government may also obtain some user content with an
administrative subpoena or a§ 2703(d) order, but only if notice is provided to the
service provider's subscriber or customer. § 2703(b)(l)(B).
Microsoft, 829 F.3d at 207. The statutory provisions most relevant to the cases at bar pertain to
the court's authority to issue a warrant requiring providers to disclose information and
authorizing the Government to search the disclosed information. To obtain such user content, the
Act generally requires the government to obtain a warrant that has been issued using the
procedures set forth in Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. See 18 U.S.C. §
2703(a)-(c).
C.
Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 41
Rule 41 describes the procedures for the issuance of a search and seizure warrant.
Of particular relevance here is Rule 41(b)(5) which provides the following:
(5) a magistrate judge having authority in any district where activities
related to the crime may have occurred, or in the District of Columbia, may issue
a warrant for property that is located outside the jurisdiction of any state or
district, but within the following:
(A) a United States territory, possession, or commonwealth;
(B) the premises - no matter who owns them - of a United States
diplomatic or consular mission in a foreign state, including any
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