Fourth Circuit Takes Up Secretive Raid on Law Firm
A Fourth Circuit judge didn’t mince words Tuesday as he appeared unlikely to support allowing the government to continue to sift through thousands of emails confiscated in a raid on an unnamed Maryland law firm, reports Courthouse News Service.
Federal agents seized tens of thousands of electronic files during a raid earlier this year, and now the government and the law firm are at odds on what is privileged, writes CNS’ Brad Kutner.
On of the three judges hearing the case pushed back on the DOJ protocol that allowed the taint team to contact clients and ask for privilege waivers. Client lists are very much protected under attorney-client privilege, said U.S. Circuit Judge Robert King.
Read the Courthouse News Service article.
