U.S. v. Zolin, No. 88-40 (U.S. Supreme Court) (491 U.S. 554; 109 S.Ct. 2619) (June 21, 1989) (Justice Blackmun)
This case presents one of the Supreme Court's most detailed explanations of the purpose behind the attorney-client privilege and the reasons for the crime fraud exception. The Court made clear that while the attorney/client privilege is designed to encourage full and frank communications between attorneys and their clients, the privilege ...
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