Legal Opinion
Matter of A'hearn v. Comm. on Unlawful Practice of the Law of the New York County Lawyers'ass'n
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 23, 1969PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Per curiam
The issues in this case are discussed in detail with elaborated reasoning in the opinions of the Appellate Division. It might have sufficed to rest on the majority opinion in that court, but, by way of caution, however, some additional comments are desirable.
It is ancient law that no agency of government may conduct an unlimited and general inquisition into the affairs of persons within its jurisdiction solely on the prospect of possible violations of law being discovered, especially with respect to subpoenas duces tecum (see, generally, 2 Weinstein-Korn-Miller, N. Y. Civ. Prac., pars.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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