false. Lavabit declined to hand over its secret keys. The technical design of the system made it so Lavabit did not have a key that could unlock only one user's

false. Lavabit declined to hand over its secret keys. The technical design of the system made it so Lavabit did not have a key that could unlock only one user's account. This was not denial of access. This was a technical limitation. The system was specifically designed to have this limitation as a form of privacy protection. That privacy protection ought not be considered illegal though. This is the essence of the 4th amendment. Its the reason this case is going to a court of appeal.