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CRIMINAL LAW: CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS DURING CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS? APPLYING THE CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS ACT BEFORE CRIMINAL CHARGES ARE FILED
the district court in the Does case also rejected Government efforts to dismiss the action. The district court
, the Department extends to victims the right to confer with prosecutors in situations where plea discussions occur before charges have been brought. U.S. Dep't of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime, Attorney General Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance 41-42 (2011 ed., rev. May 2012) [hereinafter Attorney Gen
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overning information subject to disclosure by the Government in criminal cases, nor any other federal rule or
ion only on a matter that is not in dispute"). 159 Cassell, Proposed Amendments, supra note 4, at 868. 160 Proposed Amendments, supra note 71. 161 U.S. Dep't of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime, Attorney General Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance 30 (2005) (defining what can be considered in determining
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dings," *° to "confer with [the] attorney for the Government n 4l in the case, and to attend court proceedin
nesses),; Pub L. No. 101-647, 104 Stat. 4789 (1990). 35 Victim and Witness Protection Act, Pub. L. No. 97-291, 6(a), 96 Stat. 1248, 1252 (1982). 36 U.S. Dep't of Justice, Office of the Att'y Gen., Attorney General Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance (1995). 37 Td. 38 U.S. Dep't of Justice, Office of the Att'
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Jeffrey Epstein
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United States
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Bill Clinton
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Department of Justice
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Donald Trump
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New York
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The New York Times
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Harvey Weinstein
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George W. Bush
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Paul Cassell
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Colorado
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E.O. Wilson
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Barry Diller
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Federal Reserve
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Antonin Scalia
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Supreme Court
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ORGANIZATIONSecond Circuit
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