Legal Opinion
Banzhaf v. Smith
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 14, 1984No. Civ. A. 83-3161PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HAROLD H. GREENE, District Judge.
Plaintiffs brought this action under the Ethics in Government Act 1 to require the Attorney General to apply to the special panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals 2 for the appointment of an Independent Counsel 3 pursuant to that Act. Such counsel would be charged with the responsibility for investigating whether high-ranking government officials committed federal offenses in connection with the removal of briefing materials • and other documents from the Carter White House to the Reagan headquarters during the 1980 presidential campaign. On February 29,…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Linda R. S. v. Richard D.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Nixon v. Administrator of General ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by5 opinions
- John F. Banzhaf, III v. William French Smith, Individually and as United States Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Dellums v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- North v. WalshDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1987
- In Re Sealed CaseDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1987
- Ronald v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986