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On the recordMay 29, 2012
We recommend that the Department of Justice give serious consideration to a departmentwide default open file policy.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse advocates for a transparent open file policy in the Department of Justice.

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