Legal Opinion
In Re Grand Jury Proceedings. James Richard Scarce, Witness-Appellant v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 17, 1993No. 93-35333PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUG, Circuit Judge:
James Richard Scarce, a Ph.D. student at the Washington State University, refused to answer certain questions propounded to him by a federal grand jury on the ground that he was entitled to a “scholar’s privilege” under the First Amendment and the common law, akin to that of a reporter. On April 6, 1993, the district court rejected this claim and held Scarce in civil contempt pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1826 (Supp.1984). We affirmed the district court’s ruling on May 6,1993, and now write to explain our decision.
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BACKGROUND
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