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No. 19-1045October Term 2019Decided Oct 5, 2020

Docket 19-1045October Term 2019 (2019–2020)

Kaur v. Maryland

This case asks whether Maryland could retry Raminder Kaur using prosecutors who had extensive knowledge of confidential communications between Kaur and her defense lawyer, along with the defense team’s investigative and strategic work product.

Case status

Current stage
Decided
Latest event
Decision released Oct 5, 2020
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedOct 5, 2020
What it's about

This case asks whether Maryland could retry Raminder Kaur using prosecutors who had extensive knowledge of confidential communications between Kaur and her defense lawyer, along with the defense team’s investigative and strategic work product. The dispute centers on whether that kind of prosecutorial access to privileged defense information violates a criminal defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to counsel.

Question presented

Whether the Sixth Amendment prohibits trial of a criminal defendant by prosecutors with extensive knowledge of both her privileged communications with her defense counsel and that counsel’s investigative and strategic work product.

Case path

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland / Decision released Oct 5, 2020

Area

Decided Supreme Court case

Timing

Decided October 5, 2020

The Court released its decision on October 5, 2020 without hearing oral argument.

Grounding

Grounding
Primary-source trail available.
Note
Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
Checked
Jul 25, 2026
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