U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Jun. 23, 2010
A Punt on Attorney-Client Privilege
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Monday declined to decide a key question on attorney-client privilege left unresolved by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Monday declined to decide a key question left unresolved by the U.S. Supreme Court - whether attorney-client privilege must sometimes give way to a criminal defendant's constitutional right to confront his accuser.
But a strongly worded dissent by the circuit's Chief Judge Alex Kozinski appeared designed to draw the high court's attentio...
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