Judge won’t toss out bribery case
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From Times Wire Reports
A judge in Alexandria refused to toss out an indictment against a Louisiana congressman accused of taking bribes, rejecting the argument that the indictment unconstitutionally infringed on his privileges as a congressman.
Attorneys for Rep. William J. Jefferson argued that testimony given by his staffers to the grand jury that handed up the indictment violated the Constitution’s speech or debate clause.
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