State v. Spencer’s Empirical Analysis
2007
Citation profile
15 state decisions
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Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2511 (Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986)
Relies on Troxel v. Granville · Bellotti v. Baird · Auen v. Alcoholic Beverages Division of Iowa Department of Commerce · City of Davenport v. Public Employment Relations Board · State v. Christensen
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(a)(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in §§ 39-13-601 — 39-13-603 ... a person commits an offense who: (A) Intentionally intercepts, endeavors to intercept, or procures any other person to intercept or endeavor to intercept, any wire, oral, or electronic communication; [[Image here]] (C) Intentionally discloses, or endeavors to disclose, to any other person the contents of any wire, oral or electronic communication, knowing or having reason to know that the information was obtained through the interception of a wire, oral, or electronic communication in violation of this subsection (a); [[Image here]] (2) A violation of subdivision (a)(1) shall be punished as provided in § 39-13-602 and shall be subject to suit as provided in § 39-13-603. (b).... * ⅝ * (5) It is lawful under §§ 39-13-601— 39-13-603 and title 40, chapter 6, part 3 for a person not acting under color of law to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication, where the person is a party to the communication or where one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to the interception, unless the communication is intercepted for the purpose of committing any criminal or tortious act in violation of the constitution or laws of the state of Tennessee. * * *”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Lawrence v. Lawrence“In interpreting a statute this court looks for 'an interpretation that is reasonable, best achieves the statute's purpose, and avoids absurd results.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[W]ords in the statute are given their ordinary and common meaning by considering the context within which they are used.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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