It may be cold comfort for decimated Arthur Andersen, but the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the accounting firm had been wrongly convicted for advising employees to abide by its document-retention policies in the face of impending investigations. In so doing, the Court gave a surprisingly strong blessing to document policies that are common throughout corporate America. The ruling was also a sign of the continued active role of Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who wrote the opinion.
Details here from Tony Mauro of Legal Times via Law.com. The Court's unanimous opinion, delivered by Chief Justice Rehnquist, is here.