Henry v. Marshall

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHERN DIVISION WILLIAM E. HENRY, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) Case No. 2:17-cv-638-RAH-JTA STEVEN T. MARSHALL, in his official ) (WO) capacity as Attorney General of the ) State of Alabama, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER The question before the court is what a former Alabama grand jury witness may publicly speak about, after having testified before a grand jury, without violating the Alabama Grand Jury Secrecy Act, see

Ala. Code § 12-16-214, et seq. (“the Act”). The Plaintiff here, William Edgar “Ed” Henry,…