U.S. v. Mara, No. 71-850 (U.S. Supreme Court) (410 U.S. 10; 93 S.Ct. 774) (January 22, 1973) (Justice Stewart)
Here the Court held that a person could be compelled to give handwriting exemplars to a grand jury because handwriting, like speech, was repeatedly shown to the public and hence there was no expectation of privacy in a person's script.
In this case, the respondent was subpoenaed to appear before ...
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