4th Circuit Finds Court, Not Government, Should Review Privileged Materials

Mealey's (September 16, 2019, 10:48 AM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — A Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Sept. 12 reversed a trial court’s denial of a law firm’s request that materials seized by government investigators be reviewed by a magistrate judge rather than the government’s filter team, with the panel setting guidelines to ensure that unrelated and privileged materials were protected (United States v. Under Seal, No. 19-1730, 4th Cir.)....