Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Cox v. Hauberg

381 U.S. 935

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1965-06-01
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • United States attorney who refused to prepare and sign indictment voted by grand jury held by district court in civil contempt; court of appeals reverses order of civil contempt
  • “[As] an incident of the constitutional separation of powers, ... the courts are not free to interfere with the free exercise of the discretionary powers of the attorneys of the United States... ”

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C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.