Legal Opinion
Common Cause v. Judicial Ethics Committee
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 26, 1979No. Civ. A. 79-1393PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CHARLES R. RICHEY, District Judge.
This case presents the Court with interesting questions of comity and subject matter jurisdiction. Plaintiff, Common Cause, is a non-profit membership organization organized to promote social welfare and civic betterment. It is joined in this suit by two private citizens, David Cohen and Nan Waterman. Together, they seek to compel the defendants, the Judicial Ethics Committee (“JEC”) and its chairman, the Honorable Edward A. Tamm, United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, to publicly disclose financial reports which…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Loren Bergh v. State of WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- Hilton Hotels Corporation v. Robert C. Weaver, Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
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