In Re January 1976 Grand Jury. Edward M. Genson, Attorney at Law, Witness-Appellant v. United States

PELL, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the district court dated January 15, 1976, adjudging appellant, an attorney, in civil contempt and ordering him to be remanded to the custody of the Attorney General “until such time as he shall purge himself of this contempt or the discharge of the January 1976 Grand Jury, whichever comes first.” The appeal raises questions concerning the scope of the Fifth Amendment testimonial privilege and the standing of an attorney to invoke that privilege on behalf of his clients, and the scope of the attorney-client privilege. Other claimed…