Advanced and as electronic data and storage have augmented traditional means of communicating and storing information, governmental access to data is more important. Ecpa is critical to tracking down criminals in investigations into murder, kidnapping, organized crime, child exploitati exploitation, Identity Theft, terrorism, and more, but criminal investigations are only a subset of the circumstances in which ecpa applies. The statute applies when the government acts as a civil litigant. We agree that notwithstanding several updates to ecpa the statute draws some lines that do not account for the development of technology and the ways in which we use electronic and stored communications today. For example, theres no principled basis to treat email less than 180 days old different from email more than 180 days old. Theres no lesser protection to emails that have been opened to emails that remain unopened. How to account for changes the technology while maintaining privacy protections a
Also participating in this discussion at the National Constitution center akhil amar of yale law school, and neal katyal a former acting solicitor general. Judge Michael Baylson a senior federal judge with the u. S. District court of the Eastern District of pennsylvania. And moderating, Jeffrey Rosen, president and ceo. [ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the National Constitution center. I am Jeffrey Rosen the president of this wonderful institution which is the only institution in america chartered by congress to die simi nature information about the u. S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis and tonight were thrilled to be introducing live on cspan a Wonderful Partnership with our dear cspan friends for a new series called landmark cases that will explore the human stories behind 12 of the most historic and frequently cited and important cases in Supreme Court history. This partnership with cspan is so important to us because nike the National Constitution center cspan is a