Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied January 17, 1979.
EDWARDS, Circuit Judge.
The question posed by this case is whether a federally indicted Tennessee State Senator is entitled to the protection of a common law speech or debate privilege as to his legislative acts. The issue requires an examination of a good deal of ancient history.
In 1689, after nearly two centuries of struggle between the English monarchy and the English Parliament, the English...
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