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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Brady Claim in Narrow Ruling that Ignores Broader Doctrinal Concerns

by Bert | Jun 26, 2017 | District of Columbia, The Open File Blog

The U.S. Supreme Court handed down its opinion in the consolidated cases of Turner v. United States and Overton v. United States last week. We covered the case details at length in an earlier post, here. The key legal issue—“the primary and dispositive question with...
DC: Appeals Court Holds Ethical Duty to Disclose is Broader than Brady Standard

DC: Appeals Court Holds Ethical Duty to Disclose is Broader than Brady Standard

by Alec | May 5, 2015 | District of Columbia, The Open File Blog

A little noted decision from the District of Columbia Court of Appeals has held that the rule governing prosecutors’ ethical responsibility to disclose exculpatory evidence is significantly broader than the legal standard enshrined in the Brady line of cases. In In Re...

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