The Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenas Lawyers: What Happens If They Claim Attorney-Client Privilege?
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The House Select Committee has subpoenaed four lawyers, including Rudolph Giuliani. They may claim attorney-client privilege. This presents an opportunity to review the substantive and procedural law governing the privilege and its exceptions and to explain the difference between privilege and a lawyer's confidentiality duty. Stephen is the Elihu Root Professor of Law and Barbara is an Adjunct Professor of Law, both at New York University School of Law.
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