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Searches, Seizures, And Warrants: A Reference Guide To The United States Constitution, Robert Bloom
Searches, Seizures, And Warrants: A Reference Guide To The United States Constitution, Robert Bloom
Robert Bloom
No abstract provided.
Sentencing And Data: The Not-So-Odd-Couple, Steven Chanenson
Sentencing And Data: The Not-So-Odd-Couple, Steven Chanenson
Steven L. Chanenson
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Searches, Seizures, And Warrants: A Reference Guide To The United States Constitution, Robert Bloom
Searches, Seizures, And Warrants: A Reference Guide To The United States Constitution, Robert Bloom
Robert M. Bloom
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Sharing Sacred Secrets: Is It (Past) Time For A Dangerous Person Exception To The Clergy-Penitent Privilege?, R. Michael Cassidy
Sharing Sacred Secrets: Is It (Past) Time For A Dangerous Person Exception To The Clergy-Penitent Privilege?, R. Michael Cassidy
R. Michael Cassidy
In this article, the author discusses the important and previously unexplored topic of whether the law should recognize a future harms exception to the clergy-penitent privilege, similar to that recognized in the area of psychotherapist-patient and attorney-client privileges. After tracing the origins and current application of the clergy-penitent privilege in America, the author discusses how the privilege as currently applied in most states admits of no exceptions, and is unnecessarily expansive in breadth. Using the hypothetical of a homicidal spouse who reveals to his minister an intent to murder his wife, the article compares the ethical and legal duties of …