Not an Ocean Away, , Only a Moment Away: A Prosecutor's Primer for Obtaining Remotely Stored Data
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2021
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Mitchell Hamline Law Review
Abstract
This Article provides an overview of the Stored Communications
Act (SCA), the trajectory of Fourth Amendment jurisprudence since the
SCA’s passage, relevant provisions of the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of
Data (CLOUD) Act, and bilateral agreements following the enactment of
the CLOUD Act. This Article uses real-life scenarios that prosecutors and
law enforcement face to explore the potential pitfalls of accessing remotely
stored data and proposes possible solutions to those problems. Examples
include practices for obtaining domestically stored data, obtaining
internationally stored data via the CLOUD Act agreement or mutual legal
assistance treaty (MLAT), obtaining internationally stored data in the
absence of the CLOUD Act agreements or MLATs, and obtaining data
stored in extraterrestrial locations.
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stored data, law, prosecution, law enforcement, access
Citation
Peters, R. J., Loy, A. D., Osteen, M., Remy, J., & Fitzsimmons, J. (2021). Not an Ocean Away, Only a Moment Away: A Prosecutor's Primer for Obtaining Remotely Stored Data. Mitchell Hamline Law Review, 47(3), 6.