legal-advice
5 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-948 | Upsolve, Inc., et al. v. Letitia James, Attorney General of New York | Second Circuit | 2026-02-10 | Pending | content-neutrality first-amendment legal-advice nonprofit-speech speech-restriction unauthorized-practice-of-law | Is a law whose application is triggered by communicating about a particular topic nonetheless content-neutral so long as the law can be described as a… | |
| 21-1397 | In Re Grand Jury | Ninth Circuit | 2022-05-02 | Judgment Issued | Amici (16)Relisted (2) | attorney-client-privilege circuit-split civil-procedure communication-protection confidentiality federal-rules-of-evidence legal-advice non-legal-advice professional-communication significant-purpose | Whether a communication involving both legal and non-legal advice is protected by attorney-client privilege |
| 20-7304 | Robert Phillip Ivers v. United States | Eighth Circuit | 2021-03-02 | Denied | Amici (1)IFP | attorney-client-privilege chilling-effect common-law communication-scope confidential-communication eighth-circuit evidentiary-privilege federal-common-law legal-advice legal-profession privileged-communication | Whether a confidential attorney-client phone call made for the primary purpose of obtaining legal advice is protected in its entirety by the attorney-… |
| 19-1144 | Michael McCarron v. DeCarlo & Shanley, P.C. | Ninth Circuit | 2020-03-18 | Denied | Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3) | civil-procedure erisa erisa-preemption fiduciary-duty labor-law labor-union legal-advice legal-malpractice preemption professional-misconduct standing state-law-claims | Does ERISA preempt state law claims against a law firm for providing improper legal advice to a labor union official? |
| 18-440 | Edward Michael Nero, et al. v. Marilyn J. Mosby | Fourth Circuit | 2018-10-05 | Denied | Response Waived | absolute-immunity advocacy-function civil-procedure civil-rights due-process investigation investigatory-materials law-enforcement legal-advice probable-cause prosecutor prosecutor-investigation prosecutorial-immunity standing | Whether a prosecutor is acting as an 'advocate' and is entitled to absolute immunity when the prosecutor performs an investigation and provides those … |