1. State and give examples of three exceptions to the husband-wife privilege.
2. Describe the attorney-client privilege and give the rationale for the privilege. Does the privilege survive the client's death?
3. What is meant by the crime-fraud exception to the attorney-client privilege? Discuss the two-point test that governs this exception.
4. What is the physician-patient privilege? What is its primary purpose of the privilege? What are the exceptions? Does the privilege apply to communications with a psychologist? Explain each of your answers to these questions.
5. What is meant by the term shield law, as used with respect to the news media-informant privilege? What is the intent behind shield laws? Under what conditions must the privilege give way to countervailing interests?
6. Explain the requirements for establishing the clergy-penitent privilege? Do you agree with this privilege, why or why not?