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U.S. Supreme Court

Jun. 28, 2011

Court Could Review Case Pitting Subpoenas Against Court Orders

Two law firms have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to protect documents produced in civil discovery from federal prosecutors who want to use them for evidence in a related criminal investigation.


By Robert Iafolla


Daily Journal Staff Writer


WASHINGTON - Two law firms have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to protect documents produced in civil discovery from federal prosecutors who want to use them for evidence in a related criminal investigation. The court will announce as early as today whether it will take up the matter.


White & Case LLP and Nossaman LLP are challenging a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that plaintiffs' ...

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