Randall v. Commissioner

How later courts describe this case

• "[t]he Grand Jury earned its place in the Bill of Rights by its shield, not by its sword"
• 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
• “[C]ourts are not to interfere with the free exercise of the discretionary powers of the attorneys of the United States in their control over criminal proceedings.”
• “[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... ”