Microsoft Cites New European Law To 2nd Circuit In Email Disclosure Suit

Mealey's (April 19, 2016, 1:33 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — In an April 15 notice of supplemental authority, Microsoft Corp. informed the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals of a newly adopted European statute, the “General Data Protection Regulation” (GDPR), which Microsoft argues supports its argument that it should not be required by governmental warrant to provide a user’s emails that are stored in Irish servers (In the Matter of a Warrant to Search a Certain E-Mail Account Controlled and Maintained by Microsoft Corp.[Microsoft v. United States], No. 14-2985, 2nd Cir.)....