Supreme Court· 2/24/1966

United States v. Johnson

Citations

383 U.S. 169
86 S. Ct. 749
15 L. Ed. 2d 681
1966 U.S. LEXIS 2213

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holding that “the legislative privilege will be read broadly to effectuate its purposes”
holding that Speech or Debate material was improperly presented to the grand jury and ordering a new trial “purged of elements offensive to the Speech or Debate Clause”
holding that Speech or Debate material was improperly presented to the grand jury and ordering a new trial “purged of elements offensive to the Speech or Debate Clause”
recognizing that effort to influence Department of Justice is not legislative activity
noting that the Speech or Debate Clause is “an important protection of the independence and integrity of the legislature”
stating that the clause's purpose was \to prevent intimidation by the executive and accountability before a possibly hostile judiciary\

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