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Eastland v. United States Servicemen's Fund, 421 U.S. 491 (1975), was a United States Supreme Court case that defined the limits of Congress's authority to issues subpoenas. In an 8–1 decision, the court found that Congress was within its constitutional powers to issue a subpoena for the banking records of the United States Servicemen's Fund.

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  • Eastland v. United States Servicemen's Fund (en)
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  • Eastland v. United States Servicemen's Fund, 421 U.S. 491 (1975), was a United States Supreme Court case that defined the limits of Congress's authority to issues subpoenas. In an 8–1 decision, the court found that Congress was within its constitutional powers to issue a subpoena for the banking records of the United States Servicemen's Fund. (en)
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  • James Eastlandv.United States Servicemen's Fund (en)
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  • James Eastland v. United States Servicemen's Fund (en)
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  • The activities of the Senate Subcommittee, the individual Senators, and the Chief Counsel fall within the "legitimate legislative sphere," and those activities are protected by the absolute prohibition of the Speech or Debate Clause of the Constitution against being "questioned in any other Place," and hence are immune from judicial interference. (en)
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  • Eastland v. United States Servicemen's Fund, 421 U.S. 491 (1975), was a United States Supreme Court case that defined the limits of Congress's authority to issues subpoenas. In an 8–1 decision, the court found that Congress was within its constitutional powers to issue a subpoena for the banking records of the United States Servicemen's Fund. (en)
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