Abortion Rights Mobilization, Inc. v. Baker

JON 0. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:

This appeal from an adjudication of civil contempt presents the interesting and apparently novel question whether a non-party witness has standing on appeal to challenge a district court’s subject matter jurisdiction over the lawsuit in which the witness has been compelled to furnish evidence. The issue arises on an appeal by the United States Catholic Conference (“USCC”) and the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (“NCCB”) (collectively “the witnesses”) from orders of the District Court for the Southern District of New York (Robert L. Carter, Judge) entered…