This centuries-old privilege prevents the Government from forcing lawyers and clients to reveal their private communications.

But he said that attorney-client privilege prevented him from disclosing all the firm's clients.

The rendition program was well known, in great detail; what the state-secrets privilege prevented was not disclosure but accountability.

Hochheiser and Aronson contend that the attorney-client privilege prevented them from putting Bokun on the stand.

The condo's attorney said that attorney-client privilege prevents the board from allowing this.

Under common law, public-interest privilege prevents the compulsory disclosure of documents or information which is against the public interest.

The independent counsel argues that the attorney-client privilege should not prevent disclosure of confidential communications where the client has died and the information is relevant to a criminal proceeding.

Interpreted in the light of reason and experience, that body of law requires that the attorney-client privilege prevent disclosure of the notes at issue in this case.

Physician-patient privilege would prevent the hospital that treated Greco from releasing records to Inside Edition.

Jack Bass (Desmond Harrington), Chuck's uncle, comes to help him and suggests the two get married since spousal privilege prevents a wife from unwillingly testifying against her husband.