I think that there are obvious exceptions to the open file rule, witness safety being preeminent.
Sheldon Whitehouse: “I think that there are obvious exceptions to the open file rule, witness safety being preeminent.”
On the recordMarch 27, 2012
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Whitehouse advocates for an open file rule with exceptions for witness safety.
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