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rolled member of the Cherokee Nation. 'The United States Attorney's Office is pursuing this case consistent with our new responsibilities following the Supreme Court's McGirt decision,' said U.S. Attorney Trent Shores. 'The cooperation among tribal, local, state and federal law enforcement is as strong as ever in

American people to be safe." Texas Supreme Court Allows Houston To Cancel In-Person GOP Convention. The AP (7/13, Merchant) reports that on Monday, the Texas Supreme Court "upheld Houston's refusal to allow the state Republican convention to hold in-person events in the city due to the coronavirus pandemic." The court

ot just incrementalism, but whole-scale reform." Progressive Groups Forming PAC To Support Police Defunding Advocates. EFTA00150562 The AP (7/13, Barrow) reports that "a coalition of progressive groups is forming a political action committee to back local candidates who want to redirect money away fr

iscovery of documents falling within the scope of these two rules. Rule 410 was created to promote active plea negotiations and plea bargains, which our Supreme Court has acknowledged are "important components of this country's criminal justice system." ... Our Court of Appeals has held that "in order for plea bar

], in effect, a privilege of the defendant," quoting 2 J. Weinstein & M. Berger, Weinstein's Evidence i)410[05] at 410-43 (1994)); United States v. Barrow, 400 F.3d 109, 116 (2d Cir. 2005)("The underlying purpose of Rule 410 is to promote plea negotiations by permitting defendants to talk to prosecuto

iscovery of documents falling within the scope of these two rules. Rule 410 was created to promote active plea negotiations and plea bargains, which our Supreme Court has acknowledged are "important components of this country's criminal justice system." ... Our Court of Appeals has held that "in order for plea bar

], in effect, a privilege of the defendant," quoting 2 J. Weinstein & M. Berger, Weinstein's Evidence if410[05] at 410-43 (1994)); United States v. Barrow, 400 F.3d 109, 116 (2d Cir. 2005)("The underlying purpose of Rule 410 is to promote plea negotiations by permitting defendants to talk to prosecuto

ed "against" the defendant in a "proceeding," and that fairness not require "contemporaneous" introduction of all aspects of the negotiations). But the Supreme Court has made clear that courts must be "especially reluctant to recognize a privilege in an area where it appears that Congress has considered the relev

ral principle that all relevant evidence is admissible at trial, see Fed.R.Evid. 402, its limitations are not to be read broadly." United States v. Barrow, 400 F.3d 109, 116 (2d Cir. 2005). The plain language of the rule is narrowly written to cover only a "statement made in the course of plea discussi