Facebook Inc. has won a dispute in New Jersey after it challenged two communication data warrants (CDWs) from law enforcement seeking cellphone data of suspects allegedly planning to commit drug offenses.

The New Jersey Appellate Division held April 4 that the CDWs allowed Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms Inc., to turn over communications already stored on its servers, as opposed to a wiretap warrant, which would authorize real-time communication interception. 

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