On November 23, 2022, Redgrave LLP filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court on behalf of Lawyers for Civil Justice ("LCJ") concerning the In re Grand Jury No. 21-1397 matter.  The case is scheduled for argument before the Supreme Court on January 9, 2023. 

The central issue of the amicus brief concerns the question of whether a communication involving both legal and non-legal advice is protected by attorney-client privilege where obtaining or providing legal advice was one of the significant purposes behind the communication. 

The Firm’s brief argues that the single primary purpose test should be rejected because it undermines the purposes of the Federal Rules and the attorney-client privilege.  Instead, the significant legal purpose test should be adopted as it is consistent with the purposes of the Federal Rules and the attorney-client privilege.

To read the full amicus brief, click here.