Legal Opinion
In Re State of Illinois Petition to Inspect and Copy Grand Jury Materials. Appeal of State of Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 16, 1981No. 81-1294PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge.
At issue in this appeal is whether section 4F(b) of Title III of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (Hart-Scott-Rodino), 15 U.S.C. § 15f(b), authorizes the disclosure of grand jury materials to a state attorney general without the traditional showing of particularized need.1 The district court concluded that it does not, and accordingly refused to order disclosure to the Illinois Attorney General of any materials that had been gathered or generated in connection with a grand jury criminal investigation of numerous individuals and companies,…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- United States v. Procter & Gamble Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Dennis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Douglas Oil Co. of Cal. v. Petrol Stops NorthwestSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co. of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Kluger v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1984
- Illinois v. Abbott & Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- In Re: Grand Jury Investigation Of Cuisinarts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Illinois v. Abbott & Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- In re Shopping Carts Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1982
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