In Re Disclosure of Grand Jury Material. Basic Earth Science Systems, Inc. v. United States

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• concept of retroactivity did not apply where district court order had become final judgment
• “Once a civil judgment has become final, however, the concept of retroactivity does not apply. A final civil judgment remains binding regardless of any subsequent change in the law.” (citing Chicot Cnty. Drainage Dist. v. Baxter State Bank, 308 U.S. 371, 374 (1940))

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