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The Privilege in Federal Courts | Church Law & Tax
The Privilege in Federal Courts
Volume 1 . Chapter 3 . § 3-08.6
Key point 3-08.06. Federal courts generally apply state clergy-penitent privilege statutes.
In 1972 the United States Supreme Court adopted a set of rules of evidence for use in federal courts. Congress later suspended implementation of these rules pending a thorough review. In 1975, Congress enacted into law a revised version of the Federal Rules of Evidence, incorporating several changes in the rules as originally proposed by the Supreme Court. One of the most significant modifications pertained to privileged communications. The Supreme Court had proposed nine specific privileges for use in the federal courts, including the clergy-parishioner, attorney-client, husband-wife, and psychotherapist-patient privileges. Congress, however, deleted ...
Skip to: Chapter 3: Authority, Rights and PrivilegesChapter 1: Definitions and StatusChapter 2: The Pastor-Church RelationshipChapter 4: Liabilities, Limitations and RestrictionsChapter 5: DefinitionsChapter 6: Organization and AdministrationChapter 7: Church PropertyChapter 8Chapter 8, Part 1: Selection of EmployeesChapter 8, Part 2: Compensation and BenefitsChapter 8, Part 3: Employment DiscriminationChapter 8, Part 4: TerminationChapter 8, Part 5: Miscellaneous IssuesChapter 9: Government Regulation of ChurchesChapter 10: Church Legal LiabilityChapter 11: A Summary of Constitutional HistoryChapter 12: Landmark Supreme Court Decisions Interpreting the First Amendment Religion ClausesChapter 13: The Present Meaning of the First Amendment Religion ClausesChapter 14: Significant First Amendment IssuesClergy-Parishioner RelationshipMarriage CounselingWho May Assert the PrivilegeWhen to Assert the PrivilegeWaiver of the PrivilegeConstitutionality of the PrivilegeChild Abuse ReportingConfidentialityDisclosure to Civil AuthoritiesChurch RecordsDeath of the Counselee