I don’t know..Liebernman involved Doctor patient..reasonable expectation of privacy, the question is did Acorn have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their office..have to see the layout door was open, could conversation be overhead etc..also if I recall correctly there is no reasonable expectation of privacy while discussing criminal activity as it goes against public policy..interesting to see what happens
http://www.rcfp.org/taping/states/california.html
You’re right - it’s a question of fact. I don’t know about the “crime” exception. The only exception I can think of off hand is for law enforcement.
You make good points. They are strangers, walking into a place of business that dispenses public money. Doesn’t sound confidential to me, especially after a couple glasses of excellent Ridgeline Cabernet.