Pollen v. United States

Section 164 of the Judicial Code confers jurisdiction upon this court to call upon any Department of the Government for information or papers considered by the court as necessary in the adjudication of cases before this court. This section in its entirety contains the following provisions:

Seo. 164. The said court shall have power to call upon any of the departments for any information or papers it may deem necessary, and shall have the use of all recorded and printed reports made by the committees of each House of Congress, when deemed necessary in the prosecution of its business. But the…