Microsoft’s Appeal Of Warrant Secrecy Orders Dismissed As Moot By 2nd Circuit

Mealey's (May 25, 2021, 2:43 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — Finding that an appeal by Microsoft Corp. of court orders preventing it from informing a customer about investigative warrants has been mooted by disclosure to the customer, a Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on May 14 granted the government’s motion to dismiss the matter while granting Microsoft’s motion to vacate the underlying rulings that prompted the appeal....