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work product

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Definitions from Case Law

From 329 U.S. 495 - Hickman v. Taylor · 1947Most cited · 9,505 citing opinions

the general policy against invading the privacy of an attorney's course of preparation is so well recognized and so essential to an orderly working of our system of legal procedure that a burden rests on the one who would invade that privacy to establish adequate reasons to justify production through a subpoena or court order

United States Code

14 U.S.C. § 1155 — in this section (2 versions over time)

In this section the term “work product”—

(1) means tangible and intangible items and information produced or possessed as a result of a contract referred to in subsection (a); and

(2) includes—

(A) any completed end items;

(B) any uncompleted end items; and

(C) any property in the contractor’s possession in which the United States Government has an interest.

14 U.S.C. § 2532 — in this section

In this section, the term “work product” includes—

(1) a prosecution memorandum;

(2) emails, notes, and other correspondence related to a disposition decision; and

(3) the contents described in paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection (c).

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