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Like many have said, LE most likely needs to be on the recieving end of these messages with a passphrase to decrypt them. The only way I see this happening is if the person busted gives up the passphrase and LE has then been handed a big box of goodies. Then it's a free for all.
If they were to get into your emails any other way, then it is most likely illegal on their part and that evidence would likely be thrown out in court by the judge. Even criminals have their rights, dont forget that.
There was a bust in Frisco, TX early this year. The cops had warrants to search 3 storage units and they found lots of steroids and manufacturing gear. ALL evidence was thrown out in court because the warrants were deemed unlawful because there was not sufficient probable cause to warrant them.
Even though a warrant is granted by a judge, it doesnt always hold up in court. The detective could have lied about something on the warrant, then that comes out in court, then all bets are off.
In the Frisco case, the only warrant that held up was a warrant on his ex-wife's house. They found "short straws" in their trash in the alley that had what looked like was cocaine residue on them. So a warrant was issued and the search turned up cocaine and week in the house. Those charges against her are holding up. But the DA's case against him is dead in the water.
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