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...February 1994, with the permission of the Faculty, Rudenstine extended by one year the date by which Harvard would halt payments, as discussions of possibilities such as a fee waiver were ongoing with...
...supporting affidavit to her suppression motion, Pomey said that when Mederos asked her to sign a piece of paper at the beginning of her questioning on Sept. 24, she “did not understand” that the paper was a waiver of her constitutional rights...
...active role in enforcement. The very reason why we have anti-retaliation laws is to prevent employers from leveraging their power in order to escape their obligations under the law. It may be one thing for a company to offer an extra severance package to those who sign a waiver, but it’s quite another to tell them that if they don’t sign, they’re out of work. And if the government and the legal system don’t step in to protect them, American workers may also be out of luck...
...supporting April 30 affidavit, Pomey said that when Mederos asked her to sign a piece of paper at the beginning of her questioning on Sept. 24, she “did not understand” that the paper was a waiver of her constitutional rights...
Even so, Brosnahan may have a worse hand. Lindh signed a formal waiver of his right to an attorney, according to Attorney General John Ashcroft, and also verbally waived that right. "That Miranda [waiver] is likely to be very hard for [Lindh] to overcome," says Robert Weisberg, a Stanford law professor. Also, before he spoke with the FBI, Lindh voluntarily told CNN much the same story. Finally, the legal standard required to prove conspiracy "is kind of broad and vague," says Weisberg, and thus gives the edge to the prosecution. Top officials at the Justice Department are betting the matter...