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In Re Grand Jury. In the Matter of Granite Purchases for State Capital-Grand Jury Subpoena Number 86-1. Appeal of United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 6, 1987No. 86-5144PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
The Chairman of an investigative committee of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and other leaders of the House (“the Legislators”) have refused to comply with a federal grand jury subpoena seeking certain records of the committee’s investigation into alleged contractual fraud. 1 They assert a common law speech or debate privilege for state legislators cognizable in federal courts under Federal Rule of Evidence 501. On the basis of this asserted privilege, they petitioned the district court to quash the subpoena. Applying a balancing test to…
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