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The Right of Confrontation: A Supreme Court Decision Reveals Strong Schisms
By SHERRY F. COLBFindLaw columnist and Cornell law professor Sherry Colb discusses a recent Supreme Court decision regarding the meaning of the Constitution's Confrontation Clause, which gives criminal defendants the right to be confronted with the witnesses against them. As Colb explains, the Court recently split on the question whether the government, when submitting forensic test results (such as the results of a test as to whether a substance is cocaine), must provide the analyst who performed the test to be questioned by the defense. In addition to analyzing that decision, Colb also traces the Court's troubled Confrontation Clause history. View more Commentary »
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- Madoff Middleman Sued by N.Y. A.G.
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- AIG Bonus Retention Plan for Company Executives
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