United States Seventh Circuit

A state government lawyer may not refuse to disclose communications with a state officeholder when faced with a grand jury subpoena; no such government attorney-client privilege exists in the context of a federal criminal investigation.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/29/2001
• Decided 04/23/2002
• Published 04/24/2002

Judges

• DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and POSNER and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert M. Andalman (argued), Altheimer & Gray, Chicago, IL, for Intervenor-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Zachary Fardon (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Crim. Div., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.