Special Master Finishes Cohen Privilege Review
The former judge appointed to make attorney-client privilege determinations on items seized from President Donald Trump’s embattled former fixer Michael Cohen said Thursday her job is done.
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Special Master Rejects More Trump and Cohen Privilege Claims
President Donald Trump and his embattled former fixer Michael Cohen’s assertions of attorney-client privilege over files seized by the FBI dipped below coin-toss odds Tuesday, with more than half of their latest claims being rejected.
Read moreAttorney-Client Privilege Violated, Canadian Class Action Claims
A prison inmate claims in a proposed class action that the Canadian government systematically records privileged communications between prisoners and their lawyers in federal institutions.
Read moreJudge Stops Clock in Cohen Case for Trump Org
A federal judge gave the Trump Organization an extra week Tuesday to review files that the FBI seized from the president’s embattled attorney, Michael Cohen.
Read moreProsecutors Slam Trump Bid to Delay Cohen Case
The Trump Organization drew federal fire Monday for its request to spend two weeks reviewing material seized by the FBI from Michael Cohen, the president’s embattled attorney.
Read moreFiles From Cohen Shredder, Encrypted Apps Restored by Feds
Prosecutors reconstructed more than a dozen pages of shredded documents and obtained hundreds of encrypted messages from President Donald Trump’s embattled personal attorney Michael Cohen, they announced Friday.
Read moreJudge Shines Light Over Trump Privilege Fight
Rejecting a secrecy request by President Donald Trump’s legal team, a federal judge demanded on Friday that any privileges disputes over attorney Michael Cohen’s seized files should be filed publicly.
Read moreJudge Reads Charges to Senate Staffer Indicted in Leak Probe
Indicted the night before on charges of lying to the FBI about his contacts with journalists, longtime former Senate Intelligence Committee staffer James Wolfe heard the charges against him Friday afternoon from a federal judge.
Read moreMedia Outlets Urge Tennessee Justices to Overturn Malice Standard
A lawyer representing a Nashville TV station filed court papers agreeing with a coalition of national news outlets urging the Tennessee Supreme Court to overturn a precedent that could punish journalists in the Volunteer State for reporting truthful information.
Read morePress Demands Sunlight on Trump Privilege Requests
MANHATTAN (CN) – Objecting to President Donald Trump’s “extraordinary” demands for secrecy, eight news outlets and one press watchdog asked
Read more‘Baby Hope’ Cold Case Could Freeze New York Press Shield
In their zeal to solve a 22-year-old cold case, Manhattan prosecutors could wind up chilling the state’s expansive press-shield laws, a First Amendment attorney told New York’s highest court on Tuesday.
Read moreTiny Fraction of Files Deemed Privileged in Latest Michael Cohen Review
Only a small fraction of the files the FBI seized from President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen’s properties last month have been found privileged in a retired federal judge’s initial review on Monday.
Read moreJudge Reads Riot Act to Lawyer for Stormy Daniels
A week after claiming that privileged communications about Stormy Daniels had been leaked to the press, an attorney for the porn actress told a federal judge Wednesday that the president’s embattled attorney is the likely culprit.
Read moreStormy Side Fight Brews Before Cohen Heads Back to Court
The escalating feud between attorneys for President Donald Trump’s “fixer” Michael Cohen and adult-film actress Stormy Daniels could overshadow the primary focus for Wednesday’s hearing: to sort out attorney-client privilege issues in the ongoing criminal investigation stemming from a raid on Cohen’s properties.
Read moreNo Shield Over Schneiderman Chats in Cohen Probe
An attorney who claimed to have spoken to President Donald Trump’s attorney Michael Cohen about disgraced ex-New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s accusers has no grounds for a protective order, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
Read moreAvenatti Cast as Villain in Bizarre Schneiderman Tangle
A lawyer who purports to represent the interests of unnamed women “sexually victimized” by former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman took aim Thursday at lawyer Michael Avenatti to bolster his motion for a protective order.
Read moreFirst Privilege Designations Made in Michael Cohen Probe
The former federal judge fielding attorney-client privilege issues in the Michael Cohen investigation revealed Friday that she has completed her first set of designations over what files should be protected.
Read moreRocket Docket in Michael Cohen Case as Privilege Deadline Looms
President Donald Trump, his “fixer” Michael Cohen and the Trump Organization face a Monday deadline to assert privilege over files seized by the FBI last month. The brisk timeline indicates that the special master means business.
Read moreJudge Tapped as Privilege Master in Cohen Case, Stormy Daniels Intervenes
A federal judge appointed an independent special master Thursday to make sure that no files seized by the FBI from embattled attorney Michael Cohen qualify for attorney-client privilege.
Read moreThursday Hearing May Shape Michael Cohen Criminal Probe
Facing a court hearing on the criminal investigation of President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, counsel for the Trump Organization revealed Wednesday that the company has “engaged the services of a leading e-discovery provider” to sort out privilege issues.
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