'Miranda' upheaval unlikely; DAs don't favor recent 4th Cir. limit, which does not affect typical case
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The US Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit has affirmed 18 USC 3501, which allowed federal prosecutors the use of a confession even if the subject had not been Mirandized, but both criminal defense lawyers and prosecutors fear that a great many pretrial 'voluntariness' hearings would replace the relatively clear rules of custody and confession if the Supreme Court replaces the 1966 Miranda case in a review. The law's supporters state that Miranda causes many guilty suspects to go free, but prosecutors note that search and seizure violations under the 4th Amendment cause far more technical dismissals.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1999
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Trial nears for untested secrets law; some experts see trouble for Economic Espionage Act
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The US was losing billions of dollars in trade secrets to foreign countries and corporations, and the Economic Espionage Act was supposed to stem this loss. Lawyers praise the act as a step toward protecting US industry, although members of Congress have expressed concern that prosecutions would stifle competition. A case has yet to be filed under Section 1831 of the law, the provision meant to punish the stealing of trade secrets on behalf of foreign governments. Sec. 1831 was the law's most important provision.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1999
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New front in abortion fight; clinic deaths spark safety laws that may limit abortion access
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Targeted Restrictions on Abortion Providers are the latest weapon being wielded by the pro-life movement and these laws impose new health and safety rules on women's clinics that the movement insists safeguard women's health, while abortion rights groups insist they are an attack on the right to choose. Abortion rights lawyers argue that these laws are an undue burden on a woman's right to choose and eleven states have such laws, while another ten are considering them.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1999
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