In Re Grand Jury Investigation. United States of America v. The Corporation 1

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• holding that a privilege log is an acceptable way of showing a privilege exists
• acknowledging that a privilege log is only one means of establishing privilege and 26 accepting clarifying affidavits as additional evidence
• holding “we have previously recognized a number of means of sufficiently establishing the privilege, one of which is the privilege log approach”
• explaining that this burden is “set sufficiently low to discourage abuse of privilege and to ensure that mere assertions of . . . privilege will not become sacrosanct”
• holding Zolin two-step process governs in 14 camera review in challenges to privilege designations
• stating in both that the Government “will maintain the confidentiality of [the documents] ... and agrees not to disclose [the documents] to any third party ....”

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