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In a case set to consider whether the attorney-client privilege protects communications between a client and attorney where the communications contain both legal and non-legal advice, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed In Re Grand Jury after hearing oral arguments two weeks earlier.

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in In Re Grand Jury, No. 21 1397. Court did not appear satisfied with the present formulations of either the significant purpose test or the primary purpose test, several justices appeared quite skeptical of a broadened rule.