Facebook, Twitter Denied Cert In Stored Communications Act Subpoena Dispute

Mealey's (May 18, 2020, 4:12 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In its May 18 order list, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari by Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc., in which the social networks sought a ruling over whether the Stored Communications Act (SCA) shielded service providers from having to produce users’ private communications in response to subpoenas in criminal proceedings (Facebook Inc., et al. v. The Superior Court of San Francisco County, et al., No. 19-1006, U.S. Sup., 2020 U.S. LEXIS 2813)....