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YATES v. UNITED STATES 

Opinion of GINSBURG, J. 

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For  the  reasons  stated,  we  resist  reading  §1519  expan-
sively  to  create  a  coverall  spoliation  of  evidence  statute, 
advisable  as  such  a  measure  might  be.    Leaving  that 
important  decision  to  Congress,  we  hold  that  a  “tangible 
object”  within  §1519’s  compass  is  one  used  to  record  or 
preserve information.  The judgment of the U. S. Court of 
Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit is therefore reversed, and 
the case is remanded for further proceedings. 

It is so ordered.