Legal Opinion
In Re SEALED CASE
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 14, 2000No. 99-3125PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.
STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
A lawyer resisted compliance with a federal grand jury subpoena on grounds of privilege, and the government filed a motion to compel compliance. Finding the documents privileged, the district court reviewed them in camera and found them subject to the crime-fraud exception. Accordingly it ordered them produced. We reverse: the understanding of the federal elections laws supporting application of the crime-fraud exception is erroneous.
Because this case is under seal we endeavor to provide no more…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Skidmore v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Auer v. RobbinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Christensen v. Harris CountySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Shillitani v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by49 opinions
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