Legal Opinion

United States v. Oliver L. North

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided August 22, 1990No. 89-3118PublishedCited by 308 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court PER CURIÁM.

Opinion dissenting in part filed by Chief Judge WALD.

Opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.

2Per curiam

Introduction

In November of 1986, a Lebanese newspaper reported that the United States had secretly sold weapons to Iran. Two months later, Congress established two committees charged with investigating the sales of arms to Iran, the diversion of proceeds therefrom to rebels (or “Contras”) fighting in Nicaragua, and the attempted cover-up of these activities (controversial events popularly known as “the Iran/Contra Affair”). In…

3Cases cited155 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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  3. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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  5. Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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4Cited by308 opinions

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