ED II -- Response from competing college

Chedva
Mon, 19 Mar 2007 08:53:45 +0000

I am a lawyer, and to the best of my knowledge, the names of students attending or accepted to a particular school is not confidential. Privacy laws protect your personal, confidential information. Your name, and possibly even your address, are not confidential.

One of the most stringently applied privileges is the attorney-client privilege. Attorneys cannot be compelled to reveal things their clients tell them (absent a few special circumstances). However, and contrary to most television programs, the fact of representation and the identity of the client are not privileged and can be disclosed in all situations, and disclosure can be compelled.

My guess would also be that there is something in the ED election that permits release of the names of accepted students.