1.0Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethicsMacey Schiffhttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/author/schiffm/July 27, 2001 ~ Legal Ethics | July 27, 2001 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBSrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="6m9yPLEtYi"><a href="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2001/07/27/july-27-2001-legal-ethics/16022/"> Legal Ethics</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2001/07/27/july-27-2001-legal-ethics/16022/embed/#?secret=6m9yPLEtYi" width="600" height="338" title="“ Legal Ethics” — Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly" data-secret="6m9yPLEtYi" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/files/2001/07/07-2003.jpg200100When may a lawyer reveal what a client tells him in confidence? The American Bar Association recently made the rule less restrictive. It permits, but does not require, lawyers to disclose confidences to prevent "reasonably certain death or substantial bodily harm." Attorneys who obey the confidentiality rule sometimes do so at the expense of innocent people.