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United States Vs. Gillock

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  • US Supreme Court
  • Mar 19, 1980

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  1. O'Shea Vs. Littleton US Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1974
  2. Scheuer Vs. Rhodes US Supreme Court · Apr 17, 1974
  3. Tenney Vs. Brandhove US Supreme Court · May 21, 1951
  4. National League of Cities Vs. Usery US Supreme Court · Jun 24, 1976
  5. United States Vs. Burr US Supreme Court · Jun 03, 1895
  6. Bond Vs. Floyd US Supreme Court · Dec 05, 1966
  7. U.S. 360 (1980) U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Gillock
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  8. U.S. 360 (1980) United States v. Gillock
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  9. Court's decisions on immunity of state officials from suit have drawn the line at civil actions. Cf., e.g., Tenney v. Brandhove
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  10. Federal Speech or Debate Clause, much of the evidence at issue here would be inadmissible. Recently, in United States v. Helstoski
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  11. U. S. 477 , 442 U. S. 489 (1979), we reaffirmed our holding in United States v. Brewster
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  12. H.R.Conf.Rep. No. 93-1597, p. 7 (1974). Cf. Wolfe v. United
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  13. Funk v. United
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  14. Clause has been related abundantly in opinions of this Court, and need not be repeated. See, e.g., United States v. Helstoski
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  15. United States v. Johnson
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  16. Judiciary into the affairs of a coequal branch, and second, the desire to protect legislative independence. Eastland v. United
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  17. U.S. at 442 U. S. 491 . Accord, United States v. Johnson
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  18. footing with the interference of one branch of the Federal Government in the affairs of a coequal branch. Baker v. Carr
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  19. U. S. 186 , 369 U. S. 210 (1962). Cf. Dombrowski v. Pfister
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  20. Our opinion in National League of Cities v. Usery
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  21. the Speech or Debate Clause is the need to insure legislative independence. Gillock relies heavily on Tenney v. Brandhove
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  22. of federal criminal liability as a restraining factor on the conduct of state officials. As recently as O'Shea v. Littleton
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  23. immunity does not reach 'so far as to immunize criminal conduct proscribed by an Act of Congress. . . . ' Gravel v. United
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  24. Id. at 414 U. S. 503 (emphasis supplied). Page 445 U. S. 373 Accord, Imbler v. Pachtman
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  25. however, similar arguments made to support a claim of Executive privilege were found wanting in United States v. Nixon
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  26. to justify denying judicial power to secure all relevant evidence in a criminal proceeding. See also United States v. Burr
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  27. of Erie R. Co. v. Tompkins
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  28. Compare United States v. DiCarlo
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  29. F.2d 802 (CA1 1977), cert. denied, 435 U.S. 924 (1978), and United States v. Craig
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  30. See Lake Country Estates, Inc. v. Tahoe
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  31. has taken note of state privilege laws in determining whether to retain them in the federal system. See, e.g., Trammel v. United
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  32. Compare Powell v. McCormack
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  33. to require the seating of Representative Adam Clayton Powell barred by the Speech or Debate Clause), with Bond v. Floyd
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  34. on its interpretation of federal common law, not on the Speech or Debate Clause. See Lake Country Estates, Inc. v. Tahoe
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  35. including state legislators, using evidence of their official acts are not infrequent. See, e.g., United States v. Rabbitt
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  36. United States v. Mazzei
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  37. United States v. Homer
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  38. F.Supp. 972 (WD Pa.1976). See also Anderson v. United
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  39. charges here. See United States v. Helstoski
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  40. Cf. Gravel v. United
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  41. U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Gillock
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  42. Cf. Wolfe v. United
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  43. Eastland v. United
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  44. Accord, United States v. Johnson
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  45. Baker v. Carr
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  46. Cf. Dombrowski v. Pfister
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  47. Gravel v. United
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  48. Accord, Imbler v. Pachtman
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  49. and United States v. Craig
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  50. Trammel v. United
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