United States DC Circuit

Summary judgment for plaintiff is affirmed where undisputed facts proved that, for purposes of 18 U.S.C. section 2511(1)(a), defendant-congressional representative "unlawfully" obtained a tape recording of an illegally-intercepted conversation in which plaintiff, another congressional representative, participated.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/25/2007
• Decided 03/28/2006
• Published 03/28/2006

Judges

• Before:  GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and SENTELLE, HENDERSON, RANDOLPH, ROGERS, TATEL, GARLAND, BROWN and GRIFFITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Christopher Landau argued the causes for appellant.   With him on the briefs was Frank Cicero Jr., Theodore J. Boutrous Jr. and Thomas H. Dupree Jr. were on the brief for amici curiae Dow Jones & Company, et al. in support of appellant urging reversal.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael A. Carvin argued the causes for appellee.   With him on the briefs was Louis K. Fisher.