United States v. John Dowdy

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• holding that actions pursuant to an investigation authorized by the Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Investigations were legislative notwithstanding evidence that the investigation was performed in exchange for a bribe
• reversing in part former congressman's conviction based on his activities as chairman of House subcommittee
• discussing United States v. Brewster, 408 U.S. 501 (1972) and Gravel v. United States, 408 U.S. 606 (1972)
• “Once it was determined, as here, that the legislative function . . . was apparently being performed, the propriety and the motivation for the action taken, as well as the detail of the acts performed, are immune from judicial inquiry.”
• “Once it was determined, as here, that the legislative function . . . was apparently being performed, the propriety and the motivation for the action taken, as well as the detail of the acts performed, are immune from judicial inquiry.”

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