Appeals Court Invalidates FBI Raid on Rep. Jefferson’s Office

[TechBear_Seattle]

Appeals Court Invalidates FBI Raid on Rep. Jefferson’s Office

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that last year’s FBI raid on the Capitol Hill office of Rep. William J. Jefferson, D-La., improperly exposed legislative materials to executive review and ordered the return of some of the documents seized.

“We hold the that the compelled disclosure of privileged material to the Executive during execution of the search warrant for Rayburn House Office building Room 2113 violated the Speech and Debate Clause” of the Constitution, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia held.

The court ruled that Jefferson is entitled to the return of privileged legislative documents – but not all original documents, including non-privileged ones, as his lawyers’ had requested.

The article continues at http://news.yahoo.com/s/cq/20070803/pl_cq_politics/appealscourtinvalidatesfbiraidonrepjeffersonsoffice

[derby378]

1. So the cash in his freezer is still fair game?

:shrug:

[stillcool]

2. I guess all of D.C.....

is privileged.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

3. The Constitution describes inalienable rights.

Not privileges.

[cspanlovr]

4. I wish I had that kind of "privilege" in my own home! I guess the Patriot Act

took care of that little matter.

[Wilber_Stool]

5. You do.

You can put your money in a can and bury it in the back yard if you want to. It has to be proven that you acquired it illegally.