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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.