1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 746 F.3d
  5. 746 F.3d 1082 (2014)
 

CITIZENS FOR RESP. & ETHICS v. DEPT. OF JUSTICE

No. 12-5223.

746 F.3d 1082 (2014)

CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON, Appellant v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 1, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Sobel argued the cause for the appellant. Melanie T. Sloan and Anne L. Weismann were on brief.

Steve Frank , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for the appellee. Stuart F. Delery , Assistant Attorney General, Ronald C. Machen Jr. , U.S. Attorney, and Leonard Schaitman , Attorney, were on brief.

Before: HENDERSON, Circuit Judge, and EDWARDS and SENTELLE, Senior Circuit Judges.

KAREN LECRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:

In 2004, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) opened a wide-ranging public corruption investigation into the activities of former lobbyist Jack Abramoff. The investigation yielded 21 guilty pleas or convictions by jury. Two of those convicted, Tony Rudy and Michael Scanlon, once served as senior aides to Tom DeLay — the former Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives. During the multi-year investigation...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases