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Cite as:  585 U. S. ____ (2018) 

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KENNEDY, J., dissenting 
Appendix to opinion of KENNEDY, J. 

APPENDIX 

“§2703.  Required  disclosure  of  customer  communi-
cations or records

  “(d)  REQUIREMENTS  FOR  COURT  ORDER.—A  court  order 
for disclosure under subsection (b) or (c) may be issued by 
any  court  that  is  a  court  of  competent  jurisdiction  and 
shall  issue  only  if  the  governmental  entity  offers  specific 
and  articulable  facts  showing  that  there  are  reasonable 
grounds to believe that the contents of a wire or electronic
communication,  or  the  records  or  other  information 
sought,  are  relevant  and  material  to  an  ongoing  criminal
investigation.  In the case of a State governmental author-
ity, such a court order shall not issue if prohibited by the
law  of  such  State.  A  court  issuing  an  order  pursuant  to 
this  section,  on  a  motion  made  promptly  by  the  service
provider,  may  quash  or  modify  such  order,  if  the  infor-
mation  or  records  requested  are  unusually  voluminous  in
nature  or  compliance  with  such  order  otherwise  would 
cause an undue burden on such provider.”