Politics, Poole, and the Government Attorney-Client Privilege

Published for Coates' Canons on November 12, 2009.

An interesting government attorney-client privilege issue arose amidst the media hoopla surrounding former governor Mike Easley’s appearance before the state Board of Elections last month. Ruffin Poole, an attorney who served as executive counsel to then-Gov. Easley, sought to avoid testifying before the board based … Read more

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Topics - Local and State Government