In Re Grand Jury Proceedings, (Billy J. Williams, Gj88-1) v. United States

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• commenting that “[w]hile a district court can issue Rule 26(c) protective orders to encourage the full disclosure of relevant evidence, it cannot impinge upon the authority of the Executive Branch to decide who is to be accorded use immunity”
• \Permitting witnesses to rely on civil protective orders to keep information from a criminal investigation disrupts the essential grand jury process and threatens the grand jury’s independence from the judiciary.\
• rejecting Second Circuit’s requirement to show compelling circumstances to obtain documents shielded by a protective order and permitting prosecutor to obtain such documents for use in a grand jury proceeding
• adopting Fourth Circuit’s per se rule

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