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controlling. abortion rights advocates have been accused of exaggerating the harm of overturning roe v. wade. theyve even been accused of concocting victims whose stories will pull on the heart strings of america, including being accused of concocting the story of a 10-year-old girl who was raped and forced to take an abortion outside of her own state because, man, a story like that would really prove the problem of having no exceptions with abortion bans or the bans themselves. the tr...

overturned roe v. wade. ever since weve seen trigger laws across the country going into effect. weve seen celebration from those who wanted roe to be overturned. youve all seen protests from those who didnt. its been triggering. antiabortion activists have been accused of being cruel and controlling. abortion rights activists have been accused of exaggerating the harm of overturning roe v. wade. even been accused of concocting victims whose stories will pull on the heartstrings of amer...

The “work product” doctrine provides an entirely separate protection from the attorney-client privilege. Unlike the privilege, the work product doctrine is not ancient, normally not...

Not surprisingly, federal courts handling federal question cases apply federal common law privilege principles (essentially textbook-type generic rules). Federal courts sitting in...

Last week's Privilege Point described a data breach victim's latest losing effort to claim privilege protection for its consultant's investigation report.

Last week’s Privilege Point described a data breach victim’s latest losing effort to claim privilege protection for its consultant’s investigation report. Leonard v. McMenamins Inc.,...

Companies and even law firms suffer data breaches, and usually claim privilege and work product protection for the inevitable resulting investigation. Unfortunately, courts seem to have...

Last week's Privilege Point described an "advice of counsel" issue that arose in Bankman-Fried's recent criminal trial.

Last week’s Privilege Point described an “advice of counsel” issue that arose in Bankman-Fried’s recent criminal trial. The day after S.D.N.Y. Judge Kaplan’s ruling in that case,...

Last week's Privilege Point described a federal court case holding that explicit reliance on a consultant's investigation waived fact work product protection...