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...comment, “One Week Later” (Apr. 28), Lauren Schuker wrote that I “recently stood accused??of academic dishonesty.” The crucial fact that Schuker fails to mention is that I was innocent of that politically motivated charge and was so found after a thorough investigation, which I requested. Several distinguished individuals who examined the accusations—including former Dartmouth President James O. Freedman, former Solicitor General Charles Fried, and the head of the Harvard Law School library Harry S. Martin ’65—also dismissed...
...said a defense lawyer would be required to notify the prosecutor that he is raising this defense as soon as possible, and that the prosecution would then have the right to interview the defendant—effectively eliminating the accused??s Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination...
...from behind a glass wall that prevented me from seeing or hearing the protected, anonymous witness (his voice was electronically masked, and a simultaneous English translation was broadcast over headphones), these international proceedings seemed like just any other legal hearing. The accused??who turned to scrutinize the visitor’s gallery every now and then—were dressed respectably and resembled middle-aged businesspeople...
...justice system’s current provisions for the use of secret evidence, we see no reason to extend these efforts through the use of wholly secret tribunals. The federal bench is well qualified to handle cases of this nature, and there is no reason to compromise further the accused??s ability to mount an effective defense or the public’s ability to confirm that justice has been done...
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