A mostly sealed case in front of the state Supreme Court is raising questions—not just on the parties and circumstances involved—but on the ethical implications of attorney-client privilege when the client is a public charity.

The state Supreme Court partially unsealed Monday a case involving a nonprofit organization and its attorney. The names of the parties remain under seal in Redacted v. Redacted, but the court disclosed the question it will consider: whether the counsel for a nonprofit corporation who believes charitable assets are being unlawfully diverted can disclose that information to the Office of the Attorney General.

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