I think they are right. The HOA I used to be in got in some trouble because they were writing vicious emails back and forth as part of their Board of Director & Architectural Guideline duties, and had to turn those over to the members of the HOA for review.
Also, if someone forwards an email from you, you have no cause for complaint.
I can see someone try to argue that buying the stamp and putting it on the envelope buys you the protection, but that email is free and therefore has no protection. That's a false argument because it is not free. You are still paying a monthly fee to the ISP for the email service, and free emails from Google or Yahoo make up the cost in ad revenue, which would disappear if people felt that their email was not secure.
-PJ
Obtain a valid search warrant for the original email.
To obtain the warrent, explain the probable cause for the request.
Do you grasp the danger of allowing any element of government to freely access unsecured Internet communications?
Take an axe to your hard drive, or simply leave an obvious example of someone else potentially fraudulently accessing/spoofing your “ private account”.
Damn those hackers...