Defeating Goliath; how Wen Ho Lee's lawyers took the DOJ to the woodshed

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The tactics of attorney Mark Holscher in proving that the official secrets former Los Alamos Laboratory scientist Wen Ho Lee was accused of illegally copying were actually in the public domain are discussed. The threat of being forced to reveal possibly damning materials on selective prosecution of racial minorities also brought prosecutors to the plea bargaining table.

United States, Security classification (Government documents), Lee, Wen Ho, Official secrets

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Legal aid lawyers roll dice with new lawsuit; LSC officials fear angry congressional reaction

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Lawyers for the US Legal Services Corp (LSC) are contending with Velazquez v. Legal Services Corp that new restrictions on federal funding through the LSC constitute constitutional violations of the freedom of speech and association and equal protection provisions as well as of the First, Fifth and 10th Amendments. The suit goes beyond Legal Aid Society of Hawaii v. Legal Services Corp., which just uses a First Amendment argument to challenge limits on private funds.

Freedom of speech, United States. Legal Services Corp., Freedom of association

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