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6 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 268 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Upjohn Co. v. United States.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upjohn Co. v. United States Anchor | green | “to encourage full and frank communication between attorneys and their clients and thereby promote broader public interests in the observance of law and administration of justice.” | 92 |
| 2 | Upjohn Co. v. United States | green | “the attorney-client privilege is the oldest of the privileges for confidential communications known to the common law.” | 78 |
| 3 | Upjohn Co. v. United States | green | “encourage full and frank communication between attorneys and their clients and thereby promote broader public interests in the observance of law and administration of justice.” | 52 |
| 4 | Hickman v. Taylor | green | “it is essential that a lawyer work with a certain degree of privacy, free from unnecessary intrusion by opposing parties and their counsel.” | 32 |
| 5 | In Re Sealed Case | green | “when an attorney conveys to his client facts acquired from other persons or sources, those facts are not privileged.” | 9 |
| 6 | Fred W. Shields and Joyce Shields v. Sturm, Ruger & Company | green | “does not exist to protect a confidential relationship but to promote the adversary system by safeguarding the fruits of an attorney's trial preparations from the discovery attempts of an opponent.” | 5 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment: for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.