Legal Opinion
In re: Grand Jury Investigation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 26, 2019No. 18-3052PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge Rogers.
Andrew Miller appeals an order holding him in contempt for failing to comply with grand jury subpoenas served on him by Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller, III. He contends the Special Counsel's appointment is unlawful under the Appointments Clause of the Constitution, and therefore the contempt order should be reversed. We affirm.
I
The relevant statutory and regulatory authority relating to the context in which this appeal arises are as follows.
A
The Attorney General is the head of the Department of Justice ("the Department"). 28 U.S.C. § 503…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- City of Oklahoma v. TuttleSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Russello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Ali Hamza Ahmad al Bahlul v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2023
- Montcrief v. Peripheral VascularCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2025
- In re: Michael FlynnCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2020
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