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By: Case of the Day: Commonwealth v. Karen Read | Letters Blogatory

Case of the Day: Commonwealth v. Karen Read | Letters Blogatory — Sun, 08 Dec 2024 01:34:05 +0000

[…] wrote about the evidentiary issue in posts such as my reply to American historian Chris Bray, where I explained the policy of the common law rule against such a privilege and explained why I […]

By: Belfast Project: UK Supreme Court to Hear McIntyre’s Appeal | Letters Blogatory

Tue, 25 Jun 2019 10:02:22 +0000

[…] it has been a while, I’ll refer you back to a post from more than seven years ago that gives my basic view: at least in a criminal case, there is no […]

By: Lago Agrio: The Heller Subpoena – Letters Blogatory | Letters Blogatory | Letters Blogatory

Tue, 08 May 2018 02:34:53 +0000

[…] I have written at length about the Belfast Project case, which also involves an arguably unwise subpoena with First […]

By: The First Circuit’s Belfast Project Decision: Analysis | Letters Blogatory

Sun, 08 Jul 2012 20:38:15 +0000

[…] quite hostile to the idea of a privilege in the face of a grand jury subpoena, and as I noted in my response to Chris Bray’s thoughtful post, the policy of the common law is hostile to such a privilege: For more than three centuries it has […]

By: BREAKING: First Circuit Rejects Moloney & McIntyre’s Challenges in the Belfast Project Case | Letters Blogatory

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 11:00:52 +0000

[…] court quoted Wigmore in support of the basic outcome: “the mere fact that a communication was made in expres […]

By: ACLU Files Amicus Brief in the Belfast Project Case | Letters Blogatory

ACLU Files Amicus Brief in the Belfast Project Case | Letters Blogatory — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:47:53 +0000

[…] I have previously called a toss-up. I am not sure it is ultimately persuasive, for reasons I have given before. But the First Circuit, if it reaches the main issue, could indeed rule against the government. […]

By: Breaking: BC Appeals In The Belfast Project Case | Letters Blogatory

Breaking: BC Appeals In The Belfast Project Case | Letters Blogatory — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:35:21 +0000

[…] can be asserted in response to a subpoena—could come out either way. (On the other hand, I am personally skeptical whether such a privilege is good policy, but then, I’m not a judge!) Until today, it seemed […]