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UNITED STATES v. AMERICAN TEL. & TEL. CO.

No. 76-1712.

551 F.2d 384 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America v. AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY et al. Appeal of John E. MOSS, Member, United States House of Representatives.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 30, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Barrett Prettyman, Jr., Washington, D. C., with whom Joseph M. Hassett, Jean S. Moore and Janet L. McDavid, Washington, D. C., were on the brief for appellant.

Rex E. Lee, Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, D. C., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., Thomas S. Martin, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Leonard Schaitman and Neil H. Koslowe, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington D. C., were on the brief for appellee.

Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington, D. C., entered an appearance for appellees American Telephone and Telegraph Co., and others.

Before LEVENTHAL, ROBINSON and WILKEY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge LEVENTHAL.

LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge.

This unusual case involves a portentous clash between the executive and legislative branches, the executive branch asserting its authority to maintain tight control over information related to our national security, and the legislative branch asserting its authority to gather information necessary for the formulation of new legislation.

In the name of the United States...

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