K.M., the Mother v. K.B., the Father

How courts have described this case

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• finding that the Wiretap Act did not implicitly repeal the Communications Act of 1934, even though both statutes prohibit some of the same conduct, and permitting prosecution under both statutes
• finding the District Court did not abuse its discretion despite not applying the Marietta four-factor test
• “[H]aving a pending protective order is merely a necessary condition for excusing a party’s failure to appear. It is not alone sufficient.”
• “modifications made it possible for the device to descramble and decrypt satellite programming without the knowledge of the cable companies”
• “modifications ... made it all but impossible to use the device in any legitimate fashion”
• “Clearly, the language of [§ 2510(12) ] is broad enough to include programming transmitted by satellites.”

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