Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Hardy v. Matthews
Hardy v. Matthews, 397 U.S. 1010 (1970)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1970-03-30
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- indictment based on evidence of speeches that could not be used against congressman under Speech and Debate Clause
- legislature intended “to extend the extraterritorial jurisdiction of our courts to the maximum limits consistent with constitutional limitations”
- order denying motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction: A person should not be required to defend an action before a tribunal that does not have jurisdiction over that person
Citator
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C. A. D. C. Cir. Motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Cer-tiorari denied.
The Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Stewart, and Mr. Justice White are of the opinion that certiorari should be granted.