1.   Along with the attorney-client privilege, courts have recognized that a confidentiality privilege exists between people and their spouses and their doctors and between priests and penitents.

2.   Despite the limitations, the confidentiality privilege is good news for taxpayers.

3.   It is concerned that expanding the confidentiality privilege could hurt the ability of IRS auditors and other federal investigators to enforce the law.

4.   Starr pointed out correctly that no confidentiality privilege exists to protect Secret Service agents from being forced to spill whatever beans they might have.

5.   Dann ruled that by making the allegations, Poland waived his attorney-client confidentiality privilege, clearing the way for Timmer to disclose her communications with him.