Von Bulow by Auersperg v. Von Bulow
811 F.2d 136 (2d Cir. 1987) Cited 468 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that "the burden of establishing all the essential elements" of a privilege claim is not met "by mere conclusory or ipse dixit assertions"
Delaney v. Superior Court
50 Cal.3d 785 (Cal. 1990) Cited 384 times 2 Legal AnalysesHolding that the use of "all" in a constitutional provision precluded any exceptions
Shoen v. Shoen
5 F.3d 1289 (9th Cir. 1993) Cited 216 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that materials should be afforded protection even if the information contained therein is not confidential
United States v. Cuthbertson
630 F.2d 139 (3d Cir. 1980) Cited 228 timesHolding that the privilege extends to unpublished materials that a reporter holds back
Chevron Corp. v. Berlinger
629 F.3d 297 (2d Cir. 2011) Cited 73 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that the federal reporter's privilege is "intended to protect the public's interest in being informed by 'a vigorous, aggressive and independent press"'
Wilcox v. Arpaio
753 F.3d 872 (9th Cir. 2014) Cited 64 times 3 Legal AnalysesHolding that where the dispute involved questions of both state and federal law, federal privilege law governs
Zerilli v. Smith
656 F.2d 705 (D.C. Cir. 1981) Cited 159 timesHolding that the district court properly granted the defendant's motion for summary judgment as conceded because the plaintiff failed to file a memorandum of points and authorities in opposition to the defendant's motion
In re Sealed Case
381 F.3d 1205 (D.C. Cir. 2004) Cited 75 timesHolding that state privilege law governs in diversity suits
U.S. v. LaRouche Campaign
841 F.2d 1176 (1st Cir. 1988) Cited 94 timesHolding that it was proper to disclose impeachment evidence before trial because the "putative key witness, whose general testimony is already known, is scheduled to testify"
Shoen v. Shoen
48 F.3d 412 (9th Cir. 1995) Cited 52 timesAffirming prior decision which recognized that the qualified journalist's privilege for confidential information can be overcome upon a " ‘ sufficiently compelling need’ " which " ‘ [a]t a minimum ... requires a showing that the information sought is not obtainable from another source’ " and setting a lower standard where the information is non-confidential.
Rule 501 - Privilege in General
Fed. R. Evid. 501 Cited 4,130 times 21 Legal AnalysesRecognizing that "in a civil case, state law governs privilege regarding a claim or defense for which state law supplies the rule of decision"