Washington, Feb. 11 -- Congresswoman Madeleine Dean issued the following press release:
U.S. Representatives Madeleine Dean (D-PA-04), Laurel Lee (R-FL-15), and Don Bacon (R-NE-02) - alongside Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY-08) - reintroduced the Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act to protect the privacy of email communications between incarcerated clients and their lawyers. The lawmakers previously introduced this bipartisan bill in the 118th Congress; Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) is leading the companion bill in the Senate.
Under the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, Americans have a right to effective assistance of counsel. Closely related to this right is "attorney-client privilege," a protection that k...