Glazner v. Glazner
Eleventh Circuit
347 F.3d 1212 (2003)
Relevant factsFree
While divorce proceedings were pending, James Glazner (defendant) installed a recording device on the couple's home phone and recorded conversations between his wife Elisabeth Glazner (plaintiff) and third parties who never consented to being recorded; after discovering the device, Mrs. Glazner sued under Title III, the federal wiretapping statute, but the district court granted summary judgment to Mr. Glazner based on Fifth Circuit precedent recognizing an interspousal immunity exception to Title III, and Mrs. Glazner appealed.
IssueFree
Whether interspousal immunity shields a husband from Title III liability for secretly recording his wife's telephone conversations with third parties who did not consent.