United States v. R. Enterprises, Inc.

United States v. R. Enterprises
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued October 29, 1990
Decided January 22, 1991
Full case nameUnited States v. R. Enterprises
Citations498 U.S. 292 (more)
111 S. Ct. 722; 112 L. Ed. 2d 795; 1991 U.S. LEXIS 489
Holding
When a grand jury subpoena is challenged on relevancy grounds, the motion to quash must be denied unless the district court determines that there is no reasonable possibility that the materials sought will produce information relevant to the grand jury's investigation.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
Byron White · Thurgood Marshall
Harry Blackmun · John P. Stevens
Sandra Day O'Connor · Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy · David Souter
Case opinions
MajorityO'Connor, joined by unanimous (Parts I, II); Rehnquist, White, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter (Parts III-A, IV); Rehnquist, White, Kennedy, Souter (Part III-B)
ConcurrenceStevens (in part), joined by Marshall, Blackmun

United States v. R. Enterprises, Inc., 498 U.S. 292 (1991), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that the three prong test for the issuance of a subpoena in United States v. Nixon does not apply to subpoenas issued by a grand jury. The Court concluded by stating that when a grand jury subpoena is challenged on relevancy grounds, the motion to quash must be denied "unless the district court determines that there is no reasonable possibility that the materials sought will produce information relevant to the grand jury's investigation."[1]

  1. ^ Lance Cole, The Fifth Amendment and Compelled Production of Personal Documents After United States v. Hubbell - New Protection for Private Papers?, 29 Am. J. Crim. L. 123, 175 (2002)