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APPLICATION OF U. S. SENATE SELECT COM. ON PRES. CAM. ACT.

Misc. No. 70-73.

361 F.Supp. 1270 (1973)

Application of UNITED STATES SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

June 12, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel Dash, Chief Counsel, James Hamilton, Fred Thompson, Asst. Chief Counsel, Ronald D. Rotunda, Asst. Counsel, Washington, D. C., for the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities.

Archibald Cox, Special Pros., Philip Heymann, Asst. Special Pros., Earl J. Silbert, Seymour Glanzer, Donald Campbell, Asst. U. S. Attys., for the Watergate Special Prosecution Force.

Thomas Frohock, Washington, D. C., for American Broadcasting Co., Inc., amicus curiae.

Joseph DeFranco, New York City, for Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., amicus curiae.

Howard Monderer, Washington, D. C., for National Broadcasting Co., Inc., amicus curiae.

Norman M. Sinel, Washington, D. C., for Public Broadcasting Service, amicus curiae.

OPINION

SIRICA, Chief Judge.

The Court has today entered orders which will confer what is commonly termed "use immunity" on two witnesses who are scheduled to appear before the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities (Select Committee). The orders provide that should the witness refuse on Fifth Amendment grounds to give testimony as requested by the Select Committee, "use immunity" may be conferred by the Committee chairman. Thereafter...

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