Tag: attorney-client privilege
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 at 06:17:48 PM EST
Tags: detainee, Guantanamo, attorney-client privilege (all tags)
Via the Center for Constitutional Rights:
Late yesterday, a federal court judge ruled that the government did not have to disclose whether it was illegally spying on Guantanamo attorneys’ conversations. The judge ruled that the National Security Agency (NSA) could not be forced to reveal information about its domestic spying program because, “confirming or denying whether plaintiffs' communication with their clients has been intercepted would reveal information about the NSA's capabilities and activities.”
Plaintiffs had argued that the government cannot use the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to shield illegal surveillance of attorneys. In response, the court said that because of the breadth of a statute protecting the NSA’s secrecy, “the Court need not address plaintiffs’ substantive arguments concerning the TSP’s illegality.”
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Posted on Thu Dec 07, 2006 at 08:16:08 PM EST
Tags: Attorney-Client Privilege, Arlen Specter (all tags)
Sen. Arlen Specter has introduced a much-needed bill to protect the attorney-client privilege.
The bill is titled the Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2006 (ACPPA).
The ACPPA would prohibit government lawyers from forcing organizations into:
- Disclosing information protected by the attorney-client privilege or work product doctrine;
- Refusing to contribute to the legal defense of an employee;
- Refusing to enter into a joint defense strategy with an employee;
- Refusing to share relevant information with an employee; and
- Terminating or disciplining an employee.
As for why it's needed:
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