From: Mike Godwin <mnemonic@eff.org>
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 94 15:20:41 PST
To: kevin@axon.cs.byu.edu (Kevin Vanhorn)
Subject: Re: reno_key_escrow.statement (fwd)
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Kevin writes:

> But the word "warrant" appears nowhere in there.  The agencies requesting
> the keys aren't required to present a warrant; they're only required to
> promise that they're lawfully authorized.

You're misunderstanding the language. Strictly speaking, law-enforcement
agents who seek wiretaps receive "authorization orders," not warrants.
So the word "authorized" is perfectly appropriate. 


--Mike