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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Sep. 24, 2008

A Foregone Exclusion?

The exclusionary rule is hanging on by a thread and new conservative appointments may well spell the death knell for the rule, writes Marcy Strauss.

FOCUS COLUMN

By Marcy Strauss

As the 2008 election looms ever closer, debate about how a new administration may affect various judicial doctrines again comes to the forefront. Though topics like abortion and affirmative action justifiably take center stage, there is another issue that merits discussion: the exclusionary rule. The reality is that the exclusionary rule is hanging on by a thread and new conservative appointments may well spell the de...

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