The Supreme Court dismissed a dispute involving the proper test to apply when determining whether attorney's mixed bag of communications involving both legal advice and discussions of tax preparation was privilege. The dismissal came less than two weeks after oral arguments.
Every day in corporate America, in-house and outside legal counsel attend meetings and correspond by email with their clients about both legal and business matters. Often it difficult.
In re Grand Jury concerns a dispute between an unnamed company together with its unnamed law firm and the Government over whether the law firm was required to produce.
While many commentators were wondering when the Supreme Court would start issuing opinions, the backlog of argued cases now being substantial, today is their day.