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· 5/13/1999

In Re Petition of American Historical Ass'n

Citations

  • 49 F. Supp. 2d 274
  • 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6915
  • 1999 WL 301687

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  • finding that historical interest and other relevant Craig factors outweighed the need to maintain the secrecy of grand jury transcripts relating to Alger Hiss
  • granting a petition to unseal fifty-year-old grand jury transcripts relating to Alger Hiss
  • granting a petition to unseal fifty-year-old grand jury transcripts relating to Alger Hiss
  • ordering the disclosure of certain grand jury transcripts from the two grand juries convened from 1947 to 1950 that investigated Alger Hiss for “historical reasons fifty years after the proceedings ended[,]” on petition of various historical associations
  • ordering the disclosure of certain grand jury transcripts from the two grand juries convened from 1947 to 1950 that investigated Alger Hiss for “historical reasons fifty years after the proceedings ended[,]” on petition of various historical associations
  • disclosing transcripts from 50 years earlier baséd on their historical significance

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