Whether Schuchardt has presented sufficient factual evidence of Defendants' bulk collection of e-mail to establish a prima facie case for violation of the 4th Amendment

QUESTIONS PRESENTED , On June 5, 2013, former United States government contractor Edward Snowden released documents indicating that the federal government was intercepting and electronically storing (“collecting”) the full content of e-mail in the United States without a warrant. The Petitioner, Elhott Schuchardt, is an attorney practicing law in Knoxville, Tennessee. On June 2, 2014, Schuchardt filed suit against the federal government, seeking an injunction to prevent collection ; of his e-mail, and that of the members of his proposed . , class. The issues in this case are as follows: : 1. Whether Schuchardt has presented sufficient factual evidence of Defendants’ bulk collection of e-mail to establish a prima facie case for violation of the 4th Amendment. 2. Whether the executive branch of the federal government should have unfettered access to the : nation’s e-mail database, without having to seek access through the courts. ; ii .