Representative James A. McDermott (WA-D)
Amicus Curiae
Frank Cicero, Jr., Counsel of Record James A. McDermott is an Amicus Curiae in this case because he is the defendant in a similar case. McDermott had forwarded to the press a recorded cellular phone conversation he received between then House Speaker Newt Gingrich and several colleagues in 1996. In this case, the U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Columbia upheld the Federal wiretapping law that the Third Circuit struck down. Frank Cicero, Jr., is a senior partner with the law firm Kirkland & Ellis, where he specializes in litigation. He received his law degree from the University of…
