Goldberg v. Kelly
397 U.S. 254 (1970) Cited 4,949 times 3 Legal AnalysesHolding that due process rights attach to the deprivation of Government benefits
Roviaro v. United States
353 U.S. 53 (1957) Cited 4,068 times 6 Legal AnalysesHolding that the determination of whether an informant's identity must be disclosed requires "balancing the public interest in protecting the flow of information against the individual's right to prepare his defense"
United States v. Reynolds
345 U.S. 1 (1953) Cited 733 times 5 Legal AnalysesHolding that the state secrets privilege is guided by a "formula of compromise"
Perez v. U.S. Dist. Court (In re Perez)
749 F.3d 849 (9th Cir. 2014) Cited 16 timesGranting mandamus after Mohawk on informants privilege ruling
Hodgson v. Charles Martin Inspectors of Petro
459 F.2d 303 (5th Cir. 1972) Cited 59 timesFinding for similar reasons that an informer's privilege was available to the Government with respect to the defendant's former employees in a case brought under the FLSA
Chao v. Westside Drywall, Inc.
254 F.R.D. 651 (D. Or. 2009) Cited 8 timesHolding that the privilege was not properly raised, but granting leave to do so
Brennan v. Engineered Prods., Inc.
506 F.2d 299 (8th Cir. 1974) Cited 40 timesDenying disclosure where the contested issues were "peculiarly within the defendant's own knowledge" and where the "primary use of the requested statements would be for impeachment purposes"