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Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e)

The central statutory framework for grand jury secrecy and disclosure in the United States, including exceptions and the particularized need standard.

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is the central statutory framework: it presumptively seals “matters occurring before the grand jury” and permits disclosure only under narrow, enumerated exceptions and a demanding “particularized nee...