SELYA, Circuit Judge. This appeal tests the limits of a federal district court’s authority to promulgate local rules. The court below upheld a rule constraining the issuance of subpoenas seeking client-related information from lawyers in criminal cases. Because we find that the rule falls outside the permissible scope of local rulemaking authority, we reverse. <p "b47-17"…
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