Frederick Vopper

Frederick Vopper, known professionally as Fred Williams, worked as a talk-radio host at WILK in northeastern Pennsylvania.

Also known as Fred Williams, Frederick William Vopper

What DI has documented

DI's published coverage includes cases involving Frederick Vopper. Read the claims, context and sources in each case.

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Free Speech
1 case
Press Freedom
1 case
Privacy
1 case

A participant is a subject of the case. A speaker has a statement documented in it. A commentator has an opinion or editorial documented in it.

Case

Bartnicki v. Vopper: justices split over publishing an illegally intercepted call

Relationship to this case: Participant

The Supreme Court protects disclosure of a call by recipients who did not participate in its illegal interception. The majority emphasizes public concern; the dissent stresses privacy and the incentive for others to intercept communications.

Press Freedom PrivacyPublished October 24, 2026

Frederick Vopper

What DI has documented

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Published cases

Bartnicki v. Vopper: justices split over publishing an illegally intercepted call