Government To High Court: Petition On Attorney-Client Privilege Merits Denial

(August 10, 2022, 11:24 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C.  — There is no circuit split regarding application of the attorney-client privilege to so-called dual-purpose documents, the U.S. government asserts in an Aug. 1 brief opposing a petition for certiorari by a law firm that was compelled to produce its client’s documents, telling the U.S. Supreme Court that a trial court properly employed the primary purpose approach in deciding which documents were privileged....