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Archive Home > 2005 > October > 27 > No death-penalty mulligans

No death-penalty mulligans


October 27, 2005

The USA Patriot Act isn't perfect, but none of its elements is particularly ghoulish ... yet. At least one will be, though, if a provision of the House bill reauthorizing the law is retained. That provision would give federal prosecutors a mulligan whenever a sentencing jury failed to approve....

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