Legal Opinion
In Re Grand Jury Subpoena. Two Grand Jury Contemnors v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 14, 1987No. 1575, Docket 87-6165PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALTIMARI, Circuit Judge:
Appellants, two witnesses before the grand jury, appeal from orders of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Vincent L. Broderick, Judge), which held them in civil contempt for refusing to sign directives authorizing foreign financial institutions to release documents and information to the government, and ordered them confined until they signed the directives. 28 U.S.C. § 1826(a). Appellants contend inter alia that compelled execution of the directives, as written, would violate their fifth amendment privilege against…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Fisher v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- State v. StahlDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
- Commonwealth v. BurgessMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
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