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• recognizing that district court may issue a protective order to protect speech and debate clause privilege
• recognizing that district court may issue a protective order to protect speech and debate clause privilege
• holding that senator could not be made to answer questions about events that occurred in senate subcommittee meeting
• holding that a senator could not be required to testify about legislative acts that occurred in a subcommittee meeting
• holding that senator could not be made to answer questions about events that occurred in senate subcommittee meeting
• holding that “the Speech or Debate Clause applies not only to a Member but also to his aides insofar as the conduct of the latter would be a protected legislative act if performed by the Member himself.”

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