Supreme Court Ruling Opens Door for Jefferson to Challenge Evidence

March 31, 2008, 11:25 a.m.

The Supreme Court on Monday denied a Justice Department appeal of a lower court ruling that the FBI raid of Rep. William Jefferson’s (D-La.) office in the Rayburn House Office Building had violated the Constitution’s Speech or Debate Clause.

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