Shapiro v. United States Department of Justice

How courts have described this case

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• “The work-product doctrine can apply to preparatory work performed not only by attorneys, but also, in some circumstances by nonlawyers[.]”
• “‘[A]ny part of [a document] prepared in anticipation of litigation, not just the portions concerning opinions, legal theories, and the like, is protected by the work product doctrine and falls under exemption 5.’”
• “The work product doctrine, at its core, is intended to encourage effective legal representation within the framework of the adversary system by removing counsel’s fears that his thoughts and information will be invaded by his adversary.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).