Evidence:

10. Privileges

    1. In General

       McCormick on Evidence

       Christopher B. Mueller and Laird C. Kirkpatrick, Evidence

    2. Attorney-Client Privilege

       1. Introduction

          Swidler & Berlin v. United States

          Jeremy Bentham, Rationale of Judicial Evidence

          William H. Simon, The Kaye, Scholer Affair: The Lawyer's Duty of Candor and the Bar's Temptations of Evasion and Apology

       2. Elements of the Privilege

          1. Communication

             United States v. Kendrick

             Tornay v. United States

          2. In Confidence

             United States v. Gann

             United States v. Evans

             United States v. Lawless

             Smithkline Beecham Corp. v. Apotex Corp.

          3. Between Attorney and Client

             United States v. Kovel

             United States v. McPartlin

             Pasteris v. Robillard

             Upjohn Co. v. United States 

          4. To Facilitate Legal Service

             Hughes v. Meade

             United States v. Davis

             United States v. Rowe

             Problems

       3. Waiver

          United States v. Bernard

          Tasby v. United States

          Hollins v. Powell

          In re von Bulow

                   [Click here for more on the von Bulow prosecution]

          Christopher B. Mueller and Laird C. Kirkpatrick, Evidence

       4. Crime-Fraud Exception

          United States v. Zolin

    3. Spousal Privileges

       Trammel v. United States 

       Problems

    4. Other Privileges

       McCormick on Evidence

       Jaffee v. Redmond

       In re Grand Jury

       Mirjan R. Damaška, Evidence Law Adrift

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