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Government

Sep. 7, 2007

Leahy Waffles on Bill Barring Justice Tactic

WASHINGTON - A potential obstacle to a bill that would ban the Justice Department from forcing corporate counsel to waive attorney-client privilege in criminal cases is none other than the influential chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

By Lawrence Hurley
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      WASHINGTON - A potential obstacle to a bill that would ban the Justice Department from forcing corporate counsel to waive attorney-client privilege in criminal cases is none other than the influential chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
      Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., has not signed on as a sponsor for the bill and has publicly c...

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