Foreword
Attorney-client privilege is a bedrock principle of the American legal system. In the eyes of the law, discussions between individuals and their lawyers — like those with psychiatrists, priests, and spouses — have special protection in U.S. courts. The reason is that a client must be able to be frank with his or her lawyer in order to receive the best legal advice and counseling, and if clients fear what they say may be later revealed, this sort of openness will be difficult to obtain.It is this protection that Deputy White House Counsel Vincent Foster counted on when he visited…
