Legal Opinion
In Re Sealed Case
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 6, 1987No. 87-5256PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge EDWARDS.
HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:
The appellant in this matter is a witness in a grand jury investigation presided over by Independent Counsel Lawrence Walsh. The District Court empaneled the grand jury to investigate possible violations of United States law by persons secretly selling arms to Iran and providing assistance to the Nicaraguan Contras. The appellant (“Witness”) appeals a decision of the District Court holding him in contempt for failure to comply with a subpoena duces tecum issued by the grand jury.
The subpoena in question…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Malloy v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Fisher v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Hoffman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Hale v. HenkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Braswell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Silverman v. BerksonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
- McKesson Corp. v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1999
- United States v. AndersonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2005
- In Re Sealed CaseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
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