April 6, 2007

Contact: Naomi Seligman Steiner - 202.408.5565/press@citizensforethics.org

6 Apr 2007 // Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed this amicus, or “friend-of-the-Court,” brief supporting the U.S. Government’s position that the Constitution does not protect congressional offices from searches in a criminal investigation. The case, United States v. Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2113, was argued in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on May 15, 2007.

Related Links:

CREW Prepares Ethics Complaint Against Rep. William Jefferson [1]

“Beyond DeLay” profile of Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) [2]