Douglas Oil Co. of Cal. v. Petrol Stops Northwest

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1979-04-18

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*213 Mr. Justice Powell delivered the opinion of the Court. This case presents two intertwined questions concerning a civil litigant’s right to obtain transcripts 1 of federal criminal grand jury proceedings. First, what justification for disclosure must a private party show in order to overcome the presumption of grand jury s…

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