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United States v. Aguilar

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United States v. Aguilar
Decided June 21, 1995
Full case nameUnited States v. Aguilar
Citations515 U.S. 593 (more)
Holding
Lying to an investigator is not obstruction of justice merely because the investigator would then testify before a grand jury; the accused must specifically intend to influence such proceedings directly.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer

United States v. Aguilar, 515 U.S. 593 (1995), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that lying to an investigator is not obstruction of justice merely because the investigator would then testify before a grand jury; the accused must specifically intend to influence such proceedings directly.[1] Additionally, the Court announced that a federal district court judge does not have a First Amendment right to disclose that a suspect's phone has been wiretapped.[2]

References

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  1. ^ United States v. Aguilar, 515 U.S. 593 (1995)
  2. ^ Lieberman, Jethro K. (1999). "Privacy". A Practical Companion to the Constitution. p. 377.
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