Gravel v. United States | |
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Argued April 19–20, 1972 Decided June 29, 1972 | |
Full case name | Gravel v. United States |
Citations | 408 U.S. 606 (more) 92 S. Ct. 2614, 33 L. Ed. 2d 583, 1972 U.S. LEXIS 21 |
Case history | |
Prior | United States v. Doe, 332 F. Supp. 930 (D. Mass. 1971); 455 F.2d 753 (1st Cir. 1972); cert. granted, 405 U.S. 916 (1972). |
Holding | |
The privileges of the Constitution's Speech or Debate Clause enjoyed by members of Congress also extend to Congressional aides, but not to activity outside the legislative process. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | White, joined by Burger, Blackmun, Powell, Rehnquist |
Dissent | Stewart (in part) |
Dissent | Douglas |
Dissent | Brennan, joined by Douglas, Marshall |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. art. I § 6, cl. 1 |
Gravel v. United States, 408 U.S. 606 (1972), was a case regarding the protections offered by the Speech or Debate Clause of the United States Constitution. In the case, the Supreme Court of the United States held that the privileges and immunities of the Constitution's Speech or Debate Clause enjoyed by members of Congress also extend to Congressional aides, but not to activity outside the legislative process.[1]