In Confidence

Ronald Goldfarb

Published by Yale University Press 2009

In Confidence

When to Protect Secrecy and When to Require Disclosure

Ronald Goldfarb

https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300155594

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About this book

The variety and pervasiveness of confidentiality issues today is breathtaking. Not a day passes without a media report on a breach of confidentiality, a claim of attorney-client privilege, a journalist jailed for refusing to reveal a source, a medical or hospital record improperly disclosed, or a major business deal exposed by anonymous sources. In Confidence examines confidential issues that arise in various disciplines and relationships and considers which should be protected and which should not.

Ronald Goldfarb organizes the book around professionals for whom confidentiality is an issue of weighty importance: government officials, attorneys, medical personnel, psychotherapists, clergy, business people, and journalists. In a chapter devoted to each, and in another on spousal privilege, he lays out specific issues and the law’s positions on them. He discusses an array of court cases in which confidentiality issues played an important role and decisions were often surprising and controversial. Goldfarb also looks into the criteria that should be used when determining whether secrets must be revealed. His nuanced analysis reveals how federal government practices and technological capabilities increasingly challenge the boundaries of privacy, and his thoughtful insights open the door to meaningful new debate.

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Ronald Goldfarb is an attorney and author of ten previous books as well as hundreds of law journal and newspaper articles, op-ed pieces, and book reviews. He lives and works in Alexandria, VA and Key Biscayne, FL.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
PREFACE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. PRIVACY, CONFIDENTIALITY, AND PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
2. GOVERNMENT SECRETS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
3. THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
4. MEDICAL CONFIDENTIALITY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
5. PSYCHOTHERAPISTS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	108
6. THE PASTORAL PRIVILEGE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	124
7. ALL IN THE FAMILY: THE SPOUSAL PRIVILEGE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	144
8. CONFIDENTIALITY IN BUSINESS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
9. JOURNALISTS: THE REACH OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND THE VALUE OF THE ANONYMOUS SOURCE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
10. THE EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGY ON CONFIDENTIALITY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
11. CONCLUSION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	222
NOTES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	245
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	279

Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Pages
- Main content: 304

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Published: March 24, 2009
ISBN: 9780300155594