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onenote

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19. Its a very unhelpful decision

Reply to hardluck (Reply #12)

Fri Apr 5, 2019, 05:40 PM

Apr 2019

Basically, it suggests that if there is a pending impeachment inquiry, authorized by Congress, then, maybe, a court could release grand jury testimony to a congressional committee pursuant to the judicial proceeding exception to the grand jury secrecy rules.

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HORRID court decision TODAY will affect release of Mueller report [View all] Grasswire2 Apr 2019 OP

Well that's going to be appealed for sure. marylandblue Apr 2019 #1

just in time to help Trump and Barr Grasswire2 Apr 2019 #7

I don't read the decision as saying courts can't intepret the rules. onenote Apr 2019 #14

I did mention that I thought the court has inherent right to make exceptions. marylandblue Apr 2019 #17

But... angrychair Apr 2019 #2

K&R UTUSN Apr 2019 #3

Huh? Thought precedent was already established?? triron Apr 2019 #4

Actually, there's a circuit split on the issue FBaggins Apr 2019 #15

I think it was Glenn Kirschner (?) this morning on msnbc who was explaining that such a request Karadeniz Apr 2019 #5

What state courts may and can do doesn't impact the federal rules onenote Apr 2019 #16

2-1 on party lines. ginsburg (reagan) and katsas (donald fraud) vs. srinivasan (obama) unblock Apr 2019 #6

Katsas should have to recuse himself! triron Apr 2019 #9

It wont stop congress from getting it leftynyc Apr 2019 #8

we will get the report somehow samnsara Apr 2019 #10

Just a matter of time Dan Apr 2019 #13

Tried to edit previous reply. Didn't take. Pitiful! Karadeniz Apr 2019 #11

The precedent from other circuits doesn't bind the DC Circuit. onenote Apr 2019 #18

Calm down hardluck Apr 2019 #12

Its a very unhelpful decision onenote Apr 2019 #19

They're all suckling from the same teat. harumph Apr 2019 #20