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43 S. Tex. L. Rev. 859 (2001-2002)
Feel Free to Talk amongst Yourselves: No First Amendment Protection for the Media in Its Procurement and Usage of Illegally Intercepted Communications - Peavy v. WFAA-TV, Inc., 221 F.3d 158 (5th Cir. 2000)

handle is hein.journals/stexlr43 and id is 875 raw text is: FEEL FREE TO TALK AMONGST YOURSELVES:
No FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTION FOR THE
MEDIA IN ITS PROCUREMENT AND USAGE OF
ILLEGALLY INTERCEPTED COMMUNICATIONS
PEAVY V. WFAA-TV, INc., 221 F.3D 158
(5TH CIR. 2000)
SHAYNA L. ROSEN TAIBEL*
I.  INTRO D U CTION  ............................................................................ 860
II.  STATEMENT    OF THE  CASE  .......................................................... 863
A. Factual Background: The Illegally Intercepted and
Inflammatory Conversations ................................................ 863
B .  Procedural H istory  ................................................................ 866
III. HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT
RELATING TO THE FEDERAL WIRETAPACT ........................... 868
A. Legislative History of the Federal Wiretap Act ................... 868
B. Case Law Pertaining to the First Amendment and the
Federal W  iretap  A ct .............................................................. 871
1. The Application of Strict Scrutiny to Determine the
Constitutionality of Laws Infringing on Freedom of
Sp eech  ............................................................................... 872
2. The Application of Intermediate Scrutiny to
Determine the Constitutionality of Laws Infringing
on  Freedom  of  Speech ..................................................... 876
IV. ANALYSIS OF THE OPINION IN PEAVY V. WFAA-TV, INc. .... 878
V .  C O N CLU SIO N  ................................................................................ 883
*   Candidate, J.D., South Texas College of Law, May 2003; Master of Social Work,
University of Houston, May 1997; Bachelor of Arts, University of Texas at Austin, May
1995. The author owes a debt of gratitude to the following individuals that have fostered
her education: the late Dr. Karen Stout, Dr. Steven Applewhite, Dr. Mark E. Steiner, Joel
M. Androphy, Professor Shelby A. D. Moore, Professor Susan W. Crump, Associate Dean
T. Gerald Treece, Associate Dean Catherine Burnett, and Assistant Dean Elizabeth
Dennis. Ms. Taibel also wishes to express her sincere appreciation to her family and friends
for their support, with a special thanks to her husband and parents for their unconditional
love and encouragement.

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