Word: irvins
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...paraphernalia if used in connection with drugs (including bongs, balloons and blenders), and spells out 14 factors to be considered by police and courts in determining whether an item is likely to be used for drug-related purposes. Still, the constitutional obstacle remains formidable: Deputy Assistant Attorney General Irvin B. Nathan, in giving the model but faint praise, called it "as constitutionally sound as possible, given its wide range." In congressional testimony Nathan went on to list the statute's potential drawbacks: invasion of privacy, increased bribe taking, and hard-to-obtain convictions...