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2013-12-07 Thread Richard Foltin
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Re: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties

2013-12-07 Thread Richard Foltin
gion issues for Law Academics' Subject: RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties I think the history of the privilege is that it was first protected for Catholics, because of its sacramental nature and the very strong teaching, and then extended to other faiths by analogy

RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties

2013-12-07 Thread Richard Foltin
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RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties

2013-12-07 Thread Levinson, Sanford V
oun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Douglas Laycock Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2013 10:53 AM To: 'Law & Religion issues for Law Academics' Subject: RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties I think the history of the privilege is that it was first protected for

Re: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties

2013-12-07 Thread Marci Hamilton
In my view, there should be no privilege for criminal acts. Marci A. Hamilton Verkuil Chair in Public Law Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School Yeshiva University @Marci_Hamilton On Dec 7, 2013, at 12:12 PM, Richard Dougherty wrote: > I much appreciate Marci's comments. From the point of view of

Re: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties

2013-12-07 Thread Richard Dougherty
I much appreciate Marci's comments. From the point of view of the free exercise of religion, the question for the believer, in my view, is what the effect of the revelation of confidential information is on the soul of the penitent, not what the legal consequences might be. Obviously the state ha

RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties

2013-12-07 Thread Douglas Laycock
Sanford V Sent: Friday, December 06, 2013 11:18 PM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties As I've said earlier, I'm sympathetic to Richard's argument inasmuch as confession is in fact part of a complex (r

Re: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties

2013-12-07 Thread Marci Hamilton
6:09 PM > To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics > Subject: Re: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties > > I will confess to not having read the state cases, or at least not most of > them. But isn't the question whether the privilege is constitu

RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties

2013-12-06 Thread Levinson, Sanford V
nt: Friday, December 06, 2013 6:09 PM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties I will confess to not having read the state cases, or at least not most of them. But isn't the question whether the privilege

Re: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties

2013-12-06 Thread Richard Dougherty
//twitter.com/marci_hamilton> > > -Original Message- > From: Christopher Lund > To: 'Law & Religion issues for Law Academics' > Sent: Fri, Dec 6, 2013 10:06 am > Subject: RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties > > Again, I

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2013-12-06 Thread hamilton02
Lund To: 'Law & Religion issues for Law Academics' Sent: Fri, Dec 6, 2013 10:06 am Subject: RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties Again, I’m late—sorry about that. But honestly people, it’s shocking how many posts are written between the hours of 9 p.m.

RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties

2013-12-06 Thread Christopher Lund
igion issues for Law Academics Subject: RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties My sense is that I (as someone who is irreligious) would get relatively little solace or even wise counsel from speaking to an average Catholic priest about my troubles and mi

RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties

2013-12-06 Thread Paul Horwitz
ould be subject to particular reporting exceptions etc. From: vol...@law.ucla.edu To: religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 14:44:54 -0800 Subject: RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties I’m sure there are some such situations, perhaps even qu

Re: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties

2013-12-05 Thread W. A. Wildhack III
; http://sol-reform.com > <https://www.facebook.com/professormarciahamilton?fref=ts> > <https://twitter.com/marci_hamilton> > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steven Jamar > To: Law Religion & Law List > Sent: Thu, Dec 5, 2013 10:09 pm > Subject: Re: The clergy

RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties

2013-12-05 Thread Levinson, Sanford V
.edu) Subject: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties I don’t know how it is in other states, but Cal. Evid Code 1030-1034 absolutely covers any “communication made in confidence, in the presence of no third person so far as the penitent is aware, to a member of

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2013-12-05 Thread hamilton02
-0215 http://sol-reform.com -Original Message- From: Steven Jamar To: Law Religion & Law List Sent: Thu, Dec 5, 2013 10:09 pm Subject: Re: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties Sandy and Marci, I agree my conversations were not and should not have

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2013-12-05 Thread hamilton02
& Religion issues for Law Academics (religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu) Sent: Thu, Dec 5, 2013 10:17 pm Subject: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties I don’t know how it is in other states, but Cal. Evid Code 1030-1034 absolutely covers any “communication mad

The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties

2013-12-05 Thread Volokh, Eugene
milto...@aol.com Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 6:59 PM To: religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu Subject: Re: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties Steve-- That may be true in your experience, but it doesn't make those discussions "confessional" for purposes of

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2013-12-05 Thread Steven Jamar
s.edu > http://personal.stthomas.edu/GCSISK/sisk.html > Publications: http://ssrn.com/author=44545 > > From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu > [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf OfVolokh, Eugene > Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 4:17 PM > To: Law & Religion issues for

Re: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties

2013-12-05 Thread hamilton02
-Original Message- From: Steven Jamar To: Law Religion & Law List Sent: Thu, Dec 5, 2013 9:39 pm Subject: Re: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties I disagree with Eugene on this — as a non-religious athiest, I have met many ministers and priests with whom I

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2013-12-05 Thread Levinson, Sanford V
er 05, 2013 9:38 PM To: Law Religion & Law List Subject: Re: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties I disagree with Eugene on this - as a non-religious athiest, I have met many ministers and priests with whom I have had excellent conversations, some even "confessional&quo

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2013-12-05 Thread Steven Jamar
ligionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu > [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Paul Horwitz > Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 9:33 AM > To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics > Subject: Re: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties > > Is th

RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties

2013-12-05 Thread Volokh, Eugene
. Eugene From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Sisk, Gregory C. Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 2:31 PM To: 'Law & Religion issues for Law Academics' Subject: RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on

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2013-12-05 Thread Sisk, Gregory C.
e Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 4:17 PM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties My sense is that I (as someone who is irreligious) would get relatively little solace or even wise counsel from speaking to

RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties

2013-12-05 Thread Volokh, Eugene
for Law Academics Subject: Re: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties Is that accurate? It may vary, but I thought the privilege could be claimed for any confidential communication made to a clergy member in his/her professional capacity as a spiritual advisor. The person see

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2013-12-05 Thread Marci Hamilton
est), and “equality” arguments >> go by the boards. >> >> sandy >> >> From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu >> [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Alan Brownstein >> Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 11:35 PM >> To:

Re: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties

2013-12-05 Thread Paul Horwitz
: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu > [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Alan Brownstein > Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 11:35 PM > To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics > Subject: RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties > >

RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties

2013-12-04 Thread Levinson, Sanford V
ty" arguments go by the boards. sandy From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Alan Brownstein Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 11:35 PM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens

RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties

2013-12-04 Thread Levinson, Sanford V
To: 'Law & Religion issues for Law Academics' Subject: RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties Many reasons can be offered for the venerable privilege that originated as the priest-penitent privilege, including as Doug notes that the penitent having the c

RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties

2013-12-04 Thread Alan Brownstein
7;Law & Religion issues for Law Academics' Subject: RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties I think Marc’s point is solid and underappreciated. Following up on it, does anyone know of any literature that tries to think about “burdens on third parties” across constit

RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties

2013-12-04 Thread Sisk, Gregory C.
Many reasons can be offered for the venerable privilege that originated as the priest-penitent privilege, including as Doug notes that the penitent having the confidence that confession is sacrosanct will be willing to share that which he or she withholds from all others and thereby be in a posi

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2013-12-04 Thread Christopher Lund
, December 04, 2013 8:05 PM To: religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu Subject: Re: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties When a newspaper publishes falsehoods about a person but without malice, the constitution demands of the person whose reputation may have been irrevocably damaged to

Re: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties

2013-12-04 Thread Marc Stern
-Original Message- From: Alan Brownstein To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Sent: Wed, Dec 4, 2013 5:07 pm Subject: RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties I wonder if one factor that distinguishes the clergy-penitent privilege from some other accom

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2013-12-04 Thread hamilton02
, NY 10003 (212) 790-0215 http://sol-reform.com -Original Message- From: Alan Brownstein To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Sent: Wed, Dec 4, 2013 5:07 pm Subject: RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties I wonder if one factor that distinguis

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2013-12-04 Thread Alan Brownstein
t might be relevant to the analysis of these cases. Alan From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Volokh, Eugene Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 8:11 PM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: RE: The clergy-penitent

RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties

2013-12-03 Thread Levinson, Sanford V
awful lot like Establishment to me, and I find Eugene's reference to the Texas Monthly case very persuasive. sandy From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Ira Lupu Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 10:39 PM To: Law & Religion issues

RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties

2013-12-03 Thread Volokh, Eugene
involve special treatment for religion." Eugene From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Ira Lupu Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 7:39 PM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: The clergy-penitent privilege and bu

RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties

2013-12-03 Thread Volokh, Eugene
December 03, 2013 7:40 PM To: Douglas Laycock; Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties I strongly suspect that Doug is right. Still, I do wonder how often cases do arise beyond the Catholic Church (which probably f

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2013-12-03 Thread Ira Lupu
ts.ucla.edu [mailto: > religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Volokh, Eugene > >Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 7:39 PM > >To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics (religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu) > >Subject: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third part

RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties

2013-12-03 Thread Levinson, Sanford V
:06 PM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics; Levinson, Sanford V Subject: Re: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties Eugene's hypothetical presumably describes some of the cases, from the least sophisticated or most desperate penitents. But it probably doesn&#

Re: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties

2013-12-03 Thread Douglas Laycock
onlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu >[mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Volokh, Eugene >Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 7:39 PM >To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics (religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu) >Subject: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third par

RE: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties

2013-12-03 Thread Levinson, Sanford V
ehalf Of Volokh, Eugene Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 7:39 PM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics (religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu) Subject: The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties One more question about the "unconstitutional burdens on third part

The clergy-penitent privilege and burdens on third parties

2013-12-03 Thread Volokh, Eugene
One more question about the "unconstitutional burdens on third parties" theory: The clergy-penitent privilege allows the clergy (and penitents) to refuse to testify about penitential communications, even when the result is that a litigant is deprived of potentially highly probat