Legal Opinion
In Re Grand Jury Subpoena American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Arkansas
Decided November 6, 1996No. GJ-96-3PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SUSAN WEBBER WRIGHT, District Judge.
Before the Court is the motion of American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. (“ABC”) to quash a grand jury subpoena seeking the full transcript and videotape of an interview with Susan H. MeDougal conducted by ABC News Anchor Diane Sawyer in New York City on August 30, 1996. 1 The United States, by Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr, has responded in opposition to the motion. For the reasons that follow, the Court finds that ABC’s motion to quash the grand jury subpoena should be and hereby is denied.
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