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We dispose of the first question with relative ease. The government conceded at oral argument that the warrant provisions of the SCA do not contemplate or permit extraterritorial application.[19] Our review of the statute confirms the soundness of this concession.
[19] When asked, “What text in the Stored Communications Act do you point to, to support your assertion that . . . Congress intended extraterritorial application?”, the government responded, “There’s no extraterritorial application here at all.” Recording of Oral Argument at 1:06:40– 1:07:00. Later, when Judge Lynch observed, “I take it that suggests that the government actually agrees that there shall not be extraterritorial application of the Stored Communications Act . . . what this dispute is about is about the focus of the statute and what counts as an extraterritorial application of the statute,” the government answered, “That’s right, Judge.” Id. at 1:25:38– 1:26:05.
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