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· 12/5/1952

United States v. Wainer

Citations

  • 108 F. Supp. 386
  • 42 A.F.T.R. (P-H) 1064
  • 1952 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2276

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  • stating that before compelling discovery implicating the respondent’s First Amendment rights, the court must assess “whether the information goes to the ‘heart of the lawsuit’”
  • stating that before compelling discovery implicating the respondent's First Amendment rights, the court must assess \whether the information goes to the 'heart of the lawsuit' \
  • “all relevant documents . . . would be in the hands of the . . . defendants”
  • “Before compelling discovery [in cases where the First Amendment rights are implicated], [a] court must assess (1) whether the information goes to the heart of the lawsuit, (2) whether the party seeking the discovery sought the information through alternative sources, and (3

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Judges: Perry

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