The distinction is what these fourteen pages discuss. See United States v. Nixon, 418 U.S. 683, 703-04, 94 S.Ct. Nor has the Congressman argued that his assertions of privilege could not be judicially reviewed, only that the warrant procedures in this case were flawed because they afforded him no opportunity to assert the privilege before the Executive scoured his records. Given this purpose, we concluded that the Clause permit[s] Congress to insist on the confidentiality of investigative files and therefore barred enforcement of the subpoena. 6562, the bipartisan FORWARD Act with fellow Co-Chairman Congressman David Schweikert (AZ-6) and Task Force Members Congresswoman Martha McSally (AZ-2), Congresswoman Karen Bass (CA-37), and Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-9). at 15-16, and that any violation of the privilege does not deprive the Executive of the right to retain all non-privileged materials within the scope of the search warrant. This too should ameliorate concerns about deterrence. The Supreme Court has instructed that the Clause is to be applied in such a way as to insure the independence of the legislature without altering the historic balance of the three co-equal branches of Government. Brewster, 408 U.S. at 508, 92 S.Ct. CVC-200 (Congressional Auditorium), Cannon Rotunda Washington, D.C. 20515 Yet, as the district court noted, the difference between a warrant and a subpoena is of critical importance here. Rayburn, 432 F.Supp.2d at 111. WebHouse Office Buildings (Cannon, Ford, Longworth, Rayburn) Open to the public Monday 78dd-2(a); Counts 12-14, Money Laundering, 18 U.S.C. Steak n Shake is located adjacent to the Rayburn Cafeteria. The Capitol Visitor Center is open from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Tours are available 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Web5 Presidents and 7 major presidential nominees have used rooms in the House Office Buildings at some point in their careers. Please try again. Compare Amicus Br. at 659. Room No. And again the criminal context distinguishes Brown & Williamson's dicta from this case. While the Fourth Amendment issue is not before us, the Supreme Court's instruction in United States v. Leon, 468 U.S. 897, 104 S.Ct. This court's jurisdiction of the Congressman's appeal rests on the collateral order doctrine. 12. 41(g), does not affect DiBella's controlling force, which balanced the individual and government interests and their relationship to trial delays or disruptions, 369 U.S. at 124, 126, 129, 82 S.Ct. There is no indication that the Executive did not act based on a good faith interpretation of the law, as reflected in the district court's prior approval and later defense of the special procedures set forth in the warrant affidavit. Rayburn Horseshoe Entrance In the meantime, the court enjoined the Executive from reviewing any of the seized documents pending further order of this court. of Hon. Rep. Schweikert meets with Dr. Galgiani, Director of the University of Arizona Valley Fever Center for Excellence, and community leaders in Phoenix, Arizona. See id. 7. It was completed in 1965 and at 2.375 million square feet (220,644 m2) is the largest congressional office building and the newest House office building (the only newer congressional office building is the Hart Senate Office Building, completed in 1982). 367, 92 L.Ed. 1019 (1951), and [t]aking a bribe is, obviously, no part of the legislative process or function; it is not a legislative act, Brewster, 408 U.S. at 526, 92 S.Ct. Copyright 2023, Thomson Reuters. United States v. Jefferson, No. 749, 15 L.Ed.2d 681 (1966). at 661. i Believe the question can be directly answered yes without resort to dicta or any other indirect support or theory. Room No. at 37; see also Rayburn, 432 F.Supp.2d at 110 (Carried to its logical conclusion, this argument would require a Member to be given advance notice of any search of his property, including property outside of his congressional office, such as his home or car, and further that he be allowed to remove any material he deemed to be covered by the legislative privilege prior to a search.). Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. at 114. 2531. Our concurring colleague takes much the same approach, failing to distinguish between the lawfulness of searching a congressional office pursuant to a search warrant and the lawfulness of the manner in which the search is executed in view of the protections afforded against compelled disclosure of legislative materials by the Speech or Debate Clause. 2175 RHOB (Education and the Workforce Committee) Statuary Hall Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS. 2531. Thus, our opinion in Brown & Williamson makes clear that a key purpose of the privilege is to prevent intrusions in the legislative process and that the legislative process is disrupted by the disclosure of legislative material, regardless of the use to which the disclosed materials are put. The U.S. House of Representatives is fully accessible to people with disabilities. United States Capitol Police The area west of the Longworth Building on squares 635 and 636 was chosen, with the main entrance on Independence Avenue and garage and pedestrian entrances on South Capitol Street, C Street, and First Street Southwest. Speaker's Office Balcony Hallway Today, Congressman Kevin McCarthy and Congressman David Schweikert (AZ-06) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting the FDA hold public workshops to help with the development of Valley Fever drugs and vaccines. 2018, 36 L.Ed.2d 912 (1973)), recognizing that the privilege is absolute once it attaches begs the question whether the Clause attaches to begin with.10 Significantly, in Brown & Williamson we expressly recognized that the Clause's testimonial privilege might be less stringently applied when inconsistent with a sovereign interest, such as the conduct of criminal proceedings. It also serves as a holding room for visiting officials attending joint sessions of Congress. The Capitol Subway System, an underground transportation system, connects the building to the Capitol. 1324 LHOB (Natural Resrouces Committee) Va. indictment filed June 4, 2007). Taking his assertions in reverse order, such relief is unnecessary to deter future unconstitutional acts by the Executive. The question on appeal is whether the procedures under which the search was conducted were sufficiently protective of the legislative privilege created by the Speech or Debate Clause, Article I, Section 6, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution. At trial Rep. Jefferson may assert Speech or Debate Clause immunity to bar the use of records he claims are privileged. 1970, 56 L.Ed.2d 525 (1978), is misplaced. 371 (conspiracy to commit bribery, wire fraud and bribery of foreign official). 1962(c). Nonetheless they believe Brown & Williamson's discussion of the Clause was more profound, applying equally in the criminal context merely because it repeatedly referred to the functioning of the Clause in criminal proceedings. Id. WebWashington D.C. Office 2312 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Likewise, my colleagues' notion that Brown & Williamson applies to criminal matters because the Clause's bar on compelled disclosure is absolute, id. Neither does the Congressman maintain that the Speech or Debate Clause protects unprivileged evidence of unprivileged criminal conduct. at 36. While the Executive characterizes what occurred as the incidental review of arguably protected legislative materials, Appellee's Br. Furthermore, [d]epriving the Executive of the power to investigate and prosecute and the Judiciary of the power to punish bribery of Members of Congress is unlikely to enhance legislative independence. Brewster, 408 U.S. at 525 (emphasis added); see id. As our court has noted, the touchstone of the Clause is interference with legislative activities, see Brown & Williamson, 62 F.3d at 421; the Clause is therefore designed to protect Congressmen not only from the consequences of litigation's results but also from the burden of defending themselves' for their legislative actions, Helstoski v. Meanor, 442 U.S. 500, 508, 99 S.Ct. 1343, 1346 and 1349 (wire fraud and deprivation of honest services), 15 U.S.C. In contrast, a search warrant requires that the individual whose property is to be searched do nothing affirmative. Phone: (202) 225-4511. WebThe entrance to the Rayburn House Office Building is on Independence Avenue. at 47. Beginning on Saturday night, May 20, more than a dozen FBI agents spent about 18 hours in Room 2113. Washington, D.C. 20515 at 616-17 (describing aide as Member's alter ego[]). Accordingly, while I concur in the judgment which affirms the district court's denial of Representative William J. Jefferson's (Rep.Jefferson) Rule 41(g) motion, I do not agree with the majority's reasoning and distance myself from much of its dicta. This procedure is significantly different even from those the Executive has on occasion afforded to other privileges not protected in the Constitution; for example, in United States v. Search of Law Office, 341 F.3d 404, 407 (5th Cir.2003), the privilege holder was allowed an opportunity to identify documents protected under the attorney-client privilege at the point the search was completed. The Executive acknowledges, in connection with the execution of a search warrant, that there is a role for a Member of Congress to play in exercising the Member's rights under the Speech or Debate Clause. According to the brief for the Executive, the Office of the Deputy Attorney General directed an immediate freeze on any review of the seized materials. at JA 80. The Galleries will open 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the session. 436 (1948), and, upon that official's finding of probable cause, the warrant authorizes Government officers to seize evidence without requiring enforcement through the courts, United States v. Miller, 425 U.S. 435, 446 n. 8, 96 S.Ct. Art. This system allows the Rayburn building to be connected to most of the Congressional office buildings on Capitol Hill via tunnel (the Ford House Office Building is freestanding and attached to no other structures by tunnel). 2531, 33 L.Ed.2d 507 (1972), but rather evidence of crimes, see supra pp. 2322 RHOB (Energy and Commerce Committee) First St., and C St., S.W. The Rayburn House Office Building, completed in early 1965, is the third of three office buildings constructed for the United States House of Representatives. The design of the building is a modified H plan with four stories above ground, two basements, and three levels of underground garage space. Room No. See infra pp. HVC-210 Alcove Services include, but are not limited to, wheelchair loans, sign language interpreting services, and adaptive tours. The attached affidavit of Special Agent Timothy R. Thibault of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) described how the apparent victim of a fraud and bribery scheme who had come forward as a cooperating witness led to an investigation into bribery of a public official, wire fraud, bribery of a foreign official, and conspiracy to commit these crimes. Attachments A and B, respectively, described Room 2113 and the non-legislative evidence to be seized. If you have any difficulty viewing any page with adaptive technology, please contact us so that we can improve this website. 3405, 82 L.Ed.2d 677 (1984), is relevant to the extent the Congressman invokes deterrence as a rationale for the remedy he seeks under Rule 41(g). In order to maximize accessibility, this site has been designed to conform with: House.gov includes code and content provided by third parties. 1. July 28, 2006). He holds a seat on the Ways and Means Committee and is the current Chairman of the Oversight Subcommittee. The OCAS can assist with questions regarding accessibility issues in the U.S. Capitol, U.S. House of Representatives, and U.S. Senate. 1813, 44 L.Ed.2d 324 (1975)), the court rejected the view that the testimonial immunity of the Speech or Debate Clause applies only when Members or their aides are personally questioned: Documentary evidence can certainly be as revealing as oral communications-even if only indirectly when, as here, the documents in question do not detail specific congressional actions. Moreover, Rep. Jefferson's proposed method of warrant execution-first sealing his office and allowing him to separate privileged from non-privileged records-effectively eliminates the distinction between a search warrant and a subpoena. 2020 RHOB (Ways and Means Committee) Rep. Jefferson places considerable emphasis on the fact that the executive branch executed a search warrant on the legislative office of a sitting Member of Congress for the first time in the history of the United States. Appellant's Br. Fields v. Office of Eddie Bernice Johnson, 459 F.3d 1, 13-16 (D.C.Cir.2006) (affirming denial of Member's motion to dismiss on Speech or Debate Clause ground but noting that even [w]hen the Clause does not preclude suit altogether, it may preclude some relevant evidence) (en banc), cert. Reliance by the Executive and the district court on Zurcher v. Stanford Daily, 436 U.S. 547, 566-67, 98 S.Ct. Studio B WebEventbrite - East-West Center in Washington presents The Launch of "Taiwan Matters For America/America Matters for Taiwan" - Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2060 (Please go to Horseshoe Drive Entrance), Washington, DC. at 14, 62-63, that no FBI agent or other Executive agent has seen any electronic document that, upon adjudication of the Congressman's claim of privilege, may be determined by the district court to be privileged legislative material. Unlike the Brown & Williamson dicta, Gravel's discussion of the Clause's applicability to Members should direct our analysis. United States v. Albinson, 356 F.3d 278, 279 n. 1 (3d Cir.2004). 1. The FBI agents' execution of the warrant on Rep. Jefferson's congressional office did not require the latter to do anything and accordingly falls far short of the question[ing] the court in Brown & Williamson found was required of a Member in response to a civil subpoena. Both also emphasized that the search warrant sought only non-privileged materials as a basis for distinguishing Brown & Williamson, and looked to the procedural protections afforded by the issuance of a valid search warrant available only in criminal investigations as eliminating any threat to Congress's capacity to function effectively. See Maj. Op. Remand Order of July 28, 2007. How that accommodation is to be achieved is best determined by the legislative and executive branches in the first instance.5 ALTHOUGH THE COURT has acknowledged, where it is not a member who is subject to criminal proceedings, that the privilege might be less stringently applied when inconsistent with a sovereign interest, see Brown & Williamson, 62 F.3d at 419-20; supra note 4, this observation has no bearing here and is relevant, if at all, to the question of remedy for a violation, not the determination of whether a violation has occurred. 2. House Triangle (East Front) On this reading of the Clause, Rep. Jefferson remains subject to the same criminal process that applies to his constituents. I, 6, cl. TermsPrivacyDisclaimerCookiesDo Not Sell My Information, Begin typing to search, use arrow keys to navigate, use enter to select, Stay up-to-date with FindLaw's newsletter for legal professionals. The special procedures outlined in the warrant affidavit would not have avoided the violation of the Speech or Debate Clause because they denied the Congressman any opportunity to identify and assert the privilege with respect to legislative materials before their compelled disclosure to Executive agents. With him on the briefs were Amy Berman Jackson and Gloria B. Solomon. Where the Clause applies its protection is absolute. Contact us. 390 CHOB (Cannon Caucus Room), Longworth Lobby Stakeout East Some site content requires additional applications or browser plug-ins. That does not mean that the Executive Branch is without power to execute such a warrant; it just as likely indicates that never before has the Executive Branch found its use necessary. Open 10:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. daily, including all weekends and holidays.National Garden Longworth House Office Building - Main entrance, Independence and New Jersey Avenues. This content is provided for the users convenience and is consistent with the stated purpose of this website. See Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. v. Williams, 62 F.3d 408 (D.C.Cir.1995) (Clause barred enforcement of subpoenas duces tecum issued to two members of House Subcommittee on Health and Environment); Maj. Op. 5. The majority is incorrect in suggesting that I fail[] to distinguish between the lawfulness of searching a congressional office pursuant to a search warrant and the lawfulness of the manner in which the search is executed. Maj. Op. Leader McCarthy and Congressman Schweikert spoke with Valley Fever Researchers and patients to receive an update on the spreading fungal disease. 654; see, e.g., In re 3021 6th Ave. N., 237 F.3d at 1041. 655-56. at 660, in Brown & Williamson we relied heavily on the Clause's purpose-shielding the legislative process from disruption-in reading the Clause's prohibition of question[ing] broadly to protect the confidentiality, see Brown & Williamson, 62 F.3d at 417-21, of records from the reach of a civil subpoena. The indictment charged: Count 1, Conspiracy to Solicit Bribes by a Public Official, Deprive Citizens of Honest Services by Wire Fraud, and Violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, 18 U.S.C. See SA at 54-74. HVC-201 A&B at JA 79-87. Rayburn has a five-acre footprint, and looming four stories over the Hill it is larger than the nearby Capitol building. Web2229 Rayburn House Office Building. That holding prohibited the production of certain records in a congressional subcommittee's possession in response to a civil subpoena. The FBI agents reviewed every paper record and copied the hard drives on all of the computers and electronic data stored on other media in Room 2113. 2237 RHOB (Judiciary Committee) The search of Congressman Jefferson's office must have resulted in the disclosure of legislative materials to agents of the Executive. I disagree.6. Although Brown & Williamson involved civil litigation and the documents being sought were legislative in nature, the court's discussion of the Speech or Debate Clause was more profound and repeatedly referred to the functioning of the Clause in criminal proceedings. 2072 *formerly B-366* (House Radio-TV Gallery) In essence, therefore, what the Clause promotes is the Member's ability to be open in debate-free from interference or restriction-rather than any secrecy right. Committees Committee and Subcommittee Assignments. See Brown & Williamson, 62 F.3d at 418-19 (citing MINPECO, S.A. v. Conticommodity Servs., Inc., 844 F.2d 856, 857-59 (D.C.Cir.1988)). As Gravel noted, his aide's privilege derives from the Member's. Id. The district court found probable cause for issuance of the search warrant and signed it on May 18, 2006, directing the search to occur on or before May 21 and the U.S. Capitol Police to provide immediate access to Room 2113. Id. The U.S. House of Representatives does not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of this third-party information. Senate Galleries: Two Senate Galleries are now open to the public. In drafting the Speech or Debate Clause, the Framers drew upon English history and the long struggle for parliamentary supremacy against Tudor and Stuart monarchs during which successive monarchs utilized the criminal and civil law to suppress and intimidate critical legislators from publicly opposing the Crown. 749; see also Tenney, 341 U.S. at 372, 71 S.Ct. Fax: Rayburn House Office Building 50 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20515 Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm Oakton Branch 10461 White Granite Drive Oakton, VA 22124 Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm Saturday, 9:00am-12:00pm Before you take your next road trip, be sure you know exactly where to get your cash for free! Presidents are identified in bold. The Speech or Debate Clause provides that for any Speech or Debate in either House, [Members of Congress] shall not be questioned in any other Place. U.S. Const. HVC SL Hallway (House IntelCommittee Stakeout Area) The warrant was lawfully issued because it does not seek evidence of [a] legislative act generally done in Congress in relation to the business before it, United States v. Brewster, 408 U.S. 501, 512, 92 S.Ct. Disruption aside, it is well settled that a Member is subject to criminal prosecution and process. Hours: M-F 9:00am-6:00pm. Rayburn Horseshoe Entrance. (former counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate and scholars) at 28-29 (same). 8. U.S. Const. at 45. WebWashington, DC Office. We do not, however, hold, in the absence of a claim by the Congressman that the operations of his office have been disrupted as a result of not having the original versions of the non-privileged documents, that remedying the violation also requires the return of the non-privileged documents.
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