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by gojomo 4515 days ago
Have there been any cases where Bitcoin private keys have been requested?

I don't know of any, and it's not the case here.

(If law enforcement had a legal claim to the balances controlled by the keys, they'd craft their order or enforcement action to achieve that end. I think the sweep of funds to a new address, after the Ross Ulbrecht arrest, suggests they understand the key-control issues involved.)