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Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington v. United States Department of Justice

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided April 1, 2014No. 12-5223PublishedCited by 327 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KAREN LECRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:

In 2004, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) opened a wide-ranging public corruption investigation into the activities of former lobbyist Jack Abramoff. The investigation yielded 21 guilty pleas or convictions by jury. Two of those convicted, Tony Rudy and Michael Scanlon, once served as senior aides to Tom DeLay — the former Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives. During the multi-year investigation, the FBI never acknowledged whether DeLay himself was a subject of inquiry. In August 2010, however, DeLay announced that the…

2Cases cited70 opinions

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  2. Robert G. Vaughn v. Bernard Rosen, Executive Director, United States Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  3. Department of the Air Force v. RoseSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Safecard Services, Inc. v. Securities and Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
  5. Military Audit Project, Felice D. Cohen, Morton H. Halperin v. William Casey, Director of Central IntelligenceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981

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3Cited by327 opinions

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  4. Bartko v. U.S. Dep't of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
  5. Hardy v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and ExplosivesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2017

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