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John Conyers: “The mutual legal assistance treaty system was written for a different era, and struggles to keep pace with the scope and…”

On the recordFebruary 24, 2016
The mutual legal assistance treaty system was written for a different era, and struggles to keep pace with the scope and pace of modern communications.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Conyers highlights the inadequacy of current legal frameworks for digital evidence.

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