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Legal Citation: 517 U.S. 456 (1996)

Petitioner
United States

Respondent
Christopher Lee Armstrong, et al.

Petitioner's Claim
That the government need not provide discovery (relevant documents) in a case of alleged selective prosecution unless the respondent provides a plausible basis for believing that others in similar situations have not been prosecuted.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Drew S. Days III

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Barbara E. O'Connor

Justices for the Court
Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Anthony M. Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor, William H. Rehnquist (writing for the Court), Antonin Scalia, David H. Souter, Clarence Thomas,

Justices Dissenting
John Paul Stevens

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
13 May 1996

Decision
Upheld the...