The opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit linked to this entry is the redacted opinion issued on June 17, 1997. The decision is about privileges that may attach to documents subpoenaed by the grand jury relating to the White House Counsel=s investigation of Secretary Espy. On August 29, 1997, the Court of Appeals unsealed the sealed portions of the opinion. The unredacted opinion (reported at 121 F.3d 729) is not available from the Court=s website or the Georgetown website. We have requested permission from West Publishing to publish its electronic version of the opinion on this website. When, and if, we receive permission, we will update this link.

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