Legal Opinion
United States v. Ellen Lou Foundas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 23, 1980No. 79-5054PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
That neither the First Amendment nor the constitutional right to privacy is violated when a conversation is recorded by one of the participants- is now settled. United States v. Rangel, 5 Cir. 1974, 488 F.2d 871, cert. denied, 416 U.S. 984, 94 S.Ct. 2386, 40 L.Ed.2d 760; Koran v. United States, 5 Cir. 1969, 408 F.2d 1321, cert. denied, 1971, 402 U.S. 948, 91 S.Ct. 1603, 29 L.Ed.2d 118. 1 The contention here ad- vaneed that privacy is invaded if an undercover agent, instead of placing recording or transmitting devices on his person, conceals a transmitter in his…
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- United States v. Robert Kenneth Rich, United States of America v. Larry J. WeberCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by20 opinions
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