Legal Opinion
United States v. Nancy Gertner, Etc., John Doe, Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 13, 1995No. 95-1277PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This controversy features an old-fashioned tug of war. Pulling in one direction is the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) which, for easily understandable reasons, is intent on learning the identity of persons who pay large legal fees in cash. Pulling in the opposite direction is a consortium consisting of two lawyers and three bar associations (appearing as amici curiae) which, for equally understandable reasons (fearing inter alia that disclosure may spur prosecution), is intent on safeguarding the identity of clients who pay in cash. In this case, the parties’ positions…
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