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Subject:How Defense Sleuths Are Forging Ahead Despite A Pandemic 
Date:Mon, 20 Apr 2020 11:27:38 +0000 
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How Defense Sleuths Are Forging Ahead Despite A Pandemic 
Across the country, thousands of investigators who help build cases for indigent 
defendants are adjusting to a new reality in which field work is "pretty much shut 
down." Though arrests have slowed and many court proceedings are on hold, 
investigators say their work can't stop. 
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Victims' Rights Suffer Blow In Epstein Case 
In the latest twist in the Jeffrey Epstein saga, a split Eleventh Circuit panel ruled 
last week that the protections of the Crime Victims' Rights Act do not arise until 
after a formal criminal charge has been filed. For Epstein's victims, it could mark 
the end of a 12-year-long legal challenge — and for the victims' rights 
movement, it could be a lasting blow. 
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Virus Forces Transparency Reckoning Among Highest Courts 
Since coronavirus concerns shuttered courthouses nationwide, the U.S. 
Supreme Court and some appellate judges have given in to livestream 
technology. Transparency advocates welcome this development and hope the 
practice will continue even after the pandemic ends. 
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Analysis 
Amid Pandemic, Hearings For Detained Migrant Kids Go On 
As federal courts close their doors during the coronavirus pandemic, immigration 
court proceedings for migrant children in government custody are moving 
forward. Attorneys told Law360 that continuing these hearings risks children's 
health and threatens due process. 
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