AMERITECH CORP. v. McCANN

Nos. 04-2262, 04-2385, 04-4308, 05-1002.

403 F.3d 908 (2005)

AMERITECH CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, v. E. Michael McCANN, District Attorney of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Defendant-Appellee, Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 12, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig A. Knot (argued), Ameritech Corp., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Paul L. Barnett (argued), Office of the Attorney General Wisconsin, Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before EASTERBROOK, KANNE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Now making its second appearance in this court, this suit presents questions about the meaning and constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. § 2706, part of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. This section requires any "governmental entity" that demands certain information from phone companies to pay for the expense of its provision. Michael McCann, the District Attorney for Milwaukee County in...

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