Legal Opinion
United States v. R. Enterprises, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 22, 1991No. 89-1436PublishedCited by 287 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor
delivered the opinion of the Court. †
This case requires the Court to decide what standards apply when a party seeks to avoid compliance with a subpoena duces tecum issued in connection with a grand jury investigation.
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Since 1986, a federal grand jury sitting in the Eastern District of Virginia has been investigating allegations of interstate transportation of obscene materials. In early 1988, the grand jury issued a series of subpoenas to three companies — Model Magazine Distributors, Inc. (Model), R. Enterprises, Inc., and MFR Court Street Books, Inc. (MFR). Model is a New York distributor…
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