15 U.S.C. § 23
Suits by United States; subpoenas for witnesses
United States · Title 15 — COMMERCE AND TRADE · Status: effective
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- 15 U.S.C. § 23, Suits by United States; subpoenas for witnesses, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/439795
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In any suit, action, or proceeding brought by or on behalf of the United States subpoenas for witnesses who are required to attend a court of the United States in any judicial district in any case, civil or criminal, arising under the antitrust laws may run into any other district: Provided, That in civil cases no writ of subpoena shall issue for witnesses living out of the district in which the court is held at a greater distance than one hundred miles from the place of holding the same without the permission of the trial court being first had upon proper application and cause shown.
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