19 Dec 2003
Outstanding
D.C. Circuit accepts Verizon's statutory interpretation and reverses

Here's some of the order:

Because we agree with Verizon’s interpretation of the statute, we reverse the orders of the district court enforcing the subpoenas and do not reach either of Verizon’s constitutional arguments.

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[T]he text of § 512(h) and the overall structure of § 512 clearly establish, as we have seen, that § 512(h) does not authorize the issuance of a subpoena to an ISP acting as a mere conduit for the transmission of information sent by others.

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For the foregoing reasons, we remand this case to the district court to vacate its order enforcing the February 4 subpoena and to grant Verizon’s motion to quash the July 24 subpoena.

So ordered.

See also this news story.

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