In Re: GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION United States of America, Movant-Appellee, v. John Doe, Interested-Party-Appellant

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• noting that “in the government context, the individual consulting with his official attorney may not control waiver of the privilege”
• holding governor’s office could assert privilege in grand jury proceeding
• discussing the federalism concerns the question implicates and noting that Connecticut chose to adopt strong privilege rules against its own investigators
• describing privilege’s application to “the relationship between a government attorney and a government official or employee”
• holding governor’s office could assert privilege in grand jury proceeding
• “Upholding the privilege furthers a culture in which consultation with government lawyers is accepted as a normal, desirable, and even indispensable part of conducting public business. Abrogating the privilege undermines that culture and thereby impairs the public interest.”

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