GREGG v. BARRETT

No. 84-5458.

771 F.2d 539 (1985)

Judd GREGG, U.S. Congressman, et al., Appellants v. William J. BARRETT, Individually and in his official capacity as Acting Public Printer, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided September 13, 1985.

As Amended October 8, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maxwell A. Miller, Denver, Colo., with whom Michael R. Perna, Denver, Colo., was on brief, for appellants.

Charles Tiefer, Asst. Gen. Counsel to the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., with whom Steven R. Ross, Gen. Counsel to the Clerk, Michael Davidson, Senate Legal Counsel, M. Elizabeth Culbreth, Deputy Senate Legal Counsel and Morgan J. Frankel, Asst. Senate Legal Counsel, United States Senate, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for appellees Congressional.

Robert C. Seldon, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Joseph E. DiGenova, U.S. Atty., Royce C. Lamberth, R. Craig Lawrence and Michael J. Ryan, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on brief for appellee Public Printer.

Before MIKVA and EDWARDS, Circuit Judges, and McGOWAN, Senior Circuit Judge.


MIKVA, Circuit Judge:

Appellants, who are Members of Congress, lawyers and academicians, ask this court to address their contention that the Congressional Record is not properly prepared by the responsible officials of the Congress. The District Court dismissed the complaint brought by appellants on the ground that the Speech or Debate Clause of Art. I, § 6 of the United States Constitution precluded any jurisdiction to hear the complaint. We affirm the dismissal...

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