Stolt-Nielson, S.A. v. U.S., No. 05-1480 (3rd Cir.) (442 F.3d 177) (March 23, 2006) (Judge Thomas L. Ambro)
This Third Circuit decision addresses a very interesting separation of powers issue: do federal courts have the authority to enjoin the federal government from indicting a defendant? Here, the district court found that the government’s planned indictment would violate the terms of an immunity agreement and therefore granted the putative …
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