REGION: Jails to resume recording inmate calls Jul 2, 2008
Such conversations are legally protected as confidential communications ... His client was damaged, Plourd argued, because the intrusion into confidential communication "essentially acts as a denial of his fundamental right to counsel.". (North County Times)
AG explains RTI Jun 25, 2008
Confidential communication between a doctor or any other medical expert and a patient in connection with the patient's medical diagnosis or treatment are also exempted. Other exemptions are information that relates to unreasonable disclosure of the personal affairs of an individual, whether dead or alive. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Grandmothers for Peace arrested at war protest Mar 18, 2008
org Atlantans plan civil disobedience to protest ongoing US occupation of Iraq ADVANCE NEWS ALERT: Contact: Grace Hawkins, 678-654-0787 This advanced notice is a confidential communication to be used for your scheduling purposes only. You will receive a press release around 9:00 a.m. Monday which will provide the specific location and nature of this event. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Specter Pushes Bill to Curb Corporate Prosecutors Sep 19, 2007
Specifically, the legislation would bar prosecutors from weighing a company's willingness to waive its right to confidential communication with its lawyers when deciding to bring charges ... Businesses, along with civil liberties groups, complain that federal prosecutors have abused their authority to file criminal charges as leverage to bully companies into waiving their Fifth Amendment right to confidential communications with their lawyers. (Law.com)
Ethics committee to go by vague standard Aug 31, 2007
Timothy Pickering of Massachusetts for reading a confidential communication on the Senate floor, although there was no written rule prohibiting the conduct. In 1954, the Senate censured Sen. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Open Letter To Chairman Mac Manu Aug 20, 2007
Also, because of the public interest implicated by these issues, I have chosen an open-letter rather than a confidential communication. Anticipating your usual co-operation and wishing you the best. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Mass. Panel Files Ethics Charges Against Judge Who Won $2M Libel Award Jul 11, 2007
Murphy refers to his use of court letterhead as an "inadvertent use of judicial stationery in a private, privileged and confidential communication.". The commission, which investigates complaints of judicial misconduct, has asked the SJC to appoint a hearing officer to preside at a public hearing in which Murphy will be allowed to present a defense and answer the charges. (Law.com)
Lilly May Face More Zyprexa Lawsuits After U.S. Raises Side Effect Concern Jul 1, 2007
Susan Cruzan, an FDA spokeswoman, said the agency couldn't comment on the letter because it is a confidential communication. Diabetes Link. (Bloomberg)
Full Story and See Video May 16, 2007
California law prohibits recording "intentionally and without the consent of all parties to a confidential communication." Violating the prohibition could mean a $2,500 fine, plus civil penalties of $5,000 or more. In the , obtained by Cybercast News Service, PPLA president Mary Jane Wagle demands that Rose stop the undercover investigations, remove existing clips from online video sharing site YouTube, and turn the original tapes and all copies over to Planned Parenthood. (CNSnews.com)
Residents say flooding worse after road raised, but Fairfield officials doubt it Nov 21, 2006
Riotto had been told at the Aug. 25 meeting that the letter would be confidential communication between two state officials. In her letter Farber essentially told McKeon that because her office was not named as a defendant in the original lawsuit the Adult Emporium filed against the township, and because municipalities have traditionally been the ones empowered to enforce the state's 1,000-foot buffer law against sexually oriented businesses, she would not get involved with the case. (Madison Eagle, NJ)
ACLU says child sex-abuse bill has major loophole Nov 19, 2006
However, the word "ordained" was deleted from a section of the bill that exempts confidential communications to ordained clergy members _ a concept similar to attorney-client privilege ... Additionally, case law narrowly defines what constitutes "confidential communication" and is "very favorable to children," said Kathleen McDonald, legislative director for the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association. (NEPA News, PA)
SC seeks CVC status report on 'whistle-blowers' Oct 22, 2006
The NGO had alleged that he was shot dead in broad daylight in Gaya because he had written a confidential communication to PMO on November 11, 2002, alleging that trans-national companies bagged the highway projects at high costs and then sub-leased them to local contractors at low prices. Counsel said the CBI chargesheet terming Dubey's murder as a case of simple robbery draws suspicion of the common man, as to whether the reputed investigating agency conducted a shoddy probe, or is trying to... (India Times, India)
More of this story..... Oct 7, 2006
In the letter, Jones said the privilege covers all confidential communication between the counsel and the supervisors. The county released an edited version of the Mintier report with portions of the administrative draft document that County Counsel has commented on blacked-out, he said. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Frustrated parents of 2 girls suspect cases connected, killer on the loose Mar 18, 2006
Then last December, the Maitlands received another confidential communication concerning a young St. Albans man their daughter knew and who reportedly had been closely associated with Ryans, Jackson and Soto. The message revealed the young man had "committed suicide" and left behind a handwritten note containing details about Maitland's disappearance. (WorldNetDaily)
Groups Sue to Stop Domestic Spying Program Jan 19, 2006
"I'm personally outraged that my confidential communication with my clients may have been listened to by the U.S. government," said Rachel Meeropol, an attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights. Attorneys have long relied on privacy to gather facts to ensure fair trials, lawyer Josh Dratel said in a statement supporting the ACLU case. (PhillyBurbs.com)
Suits Seek End to Domestic Spying Jan 18, 2006
"I'm personally outraged that my confidential communication with my clients may have been listened to by the U.S. government," she said. . (Wired News)
