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HELSTOSKI v. MEANOR

No. 78-546.

442 U.S. 500 (1979)

99 S.Ct. 2445

61 L.Ed.2d 30

HELSTOSKI v. MEANOR, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 18, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morton Stavis argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Louise Halper.

Solicitor General McCree argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Assistant Attorney General Heymann, Deputy Solicitor General Frey, and Louis M. Fischer.

Stanley M. Brand argued the cause for Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, et al. as amici curiae. With Mr. Brand on the brief was Neal P. Rutledge.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question in this case is whether mandamus is an appropriate means of challenging the validity of an indictment of a Member of Congress on the ground that it violates the Speech or Debate Clause of the Constitution.1 The Court of Appeals declined to issue the writ. We affirm.

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