Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2019
Status
Accepted
Abstract
United States v. Fomichev, 899 F.3d 766 (9th Cir. 2018), discusses the effect that a sham marriage has on marital privileges. The court draws a line between the spousal immunity (or spousal witness) privilege and the marital communications privilege.
GW Paper Series
GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2019-48; GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2019-48
SSRN Link
https://ssrn.com/abstract=3434745
Recommended Citation
Saltzburg, Stephen A., Sham Marriage and Privilege (2019). GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2019-48; GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2019-48. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3434745