Some Documents In Tribal Recognition Suit Deemed Privileged, Nondiscoverable

Mealey's (September 22, 2017, 10:09 AM EDT) -- CAMDEN, N.J. — Granting in part a motion for a protective order by the New Jersey attorney general, a New Jersey federal magistrate judge on Sept. 19 concluded that many of the documents sought by an Indian tribe that is suing over state tribal recognition policies are protected by the attorney-client and deliberative process privileges (Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation v, Christopher S. Porrino, No. 1:15-cv-05645, D. N.J., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 151410)....