Legal Opinion
Matter of Grand Jury Investigation (90-3-2)
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided October 9, 1990No. Misc. 90-0777PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED ORDER
JULIAN ABELE COOK, Jr., Chief Judge.
This matter involves allegations of governmental misconduct that arise from the purported unauthorized disclosure of secret information and materials concerning a federal grand jury investigation in progress in this district. The petitioners 1 contend that unknown federal officials, agents, or attorneys have intentionally released confidential grand jury information to the news media in violation of Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e)(2) (Rule 6), resulting in a spate of disparaging news stories that disclosed the existence, purpose, and…
2Cases cited77 opinions
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. TestanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Ernst & Ernst v. HochfelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by8 opinions
- In Re Sealed Case No. 98-3077Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
- In Re Grand Jury Subpoenas 04-124-03 & 04-124-05Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
- Braun v. Champion Credit Union (In Re Braun)District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1993
- Long v. DurnilIndiana Court of Appeals · 1998
- Mark T. Finn v. S. David SchillerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
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