[Braunbart]

Yep, in the german version it says "Anfang des Jahres verklagte die US-Regierung Lavabit auf Herausgabe ihrer SSL-Schlüssel und gewann den Prozess." So there they wrote about the correct technical details.

[CaptainZapp]

Thanks for the link (grand parent) and the posting of the original text.

You're correct; the original is rather accurate.

Chalk it up to sloppy translation :)