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SCOTUS Kicks Off February Session With Four Cases

Constitutional Law Reporter

In the most high-profile case of the week, the Court addressed the scope of the attorney-client privilege when an attorney provides both legal and non-legal advice. Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v. The Ohio Adjutant General’s Department v. Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, Inc.:

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SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in Five Cases

Constitutional Law Reporter

And Section 1806(f) establishes special in camera and ex parte procedures to determine the admissibility of such evidence, if the Attorney General attests that a typical adversarial hearing would harm the national security of the United States. ” Ramirez v. ” Ramirez v.

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Greater than Holmes? The life and legacy of John Marshall Harlan

SCOTUSBlog

James Harlan served in Congress and as Kentucky’s attorney general, and was a devoted follower of Henry Clay, to the point that Clay’s politics and James’ were almost interchangeable. Instead, Lincoln put Kentucky under martial law. Harlan’s dissent proved influential in changing the constitutional law of the nation.

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