Murder Threat To Judge Isn't Privileged Info, 8th Circ. Says

By Hailey Konnath (July 23, 2020, 10:49 PM EDT) -- The Eighth Circuit on Thursday affirmed a Minnesota man's conviction of making a murder threat to a federal judge, rejecting his arguments that his statements were privileged because he had been speaking with his attorneys and ruling that threats of violence don't "fall under the scope of attorney-client privilege."...

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