The Due Process Protections Act: Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?

Authors

Allyson Benko, Saint Louis University School of Law

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Description

President Trump signed the Due Process Protections Act into law on October 21, 2020. Allyson Benko discusses how Federal judges must now remind prosecutors on the record of their obligation under Brady v. Maryland to disclose exculpatory evidence to the defense in every criminal case.

Publication Date

11-13-2020

Document Type

Article

Keywords

ethics, due process, accountability, legislation, disclosure obligations, pretrial disclosures, prosecutor, prosecutorial, exculpatory, evidence

Disciplines

Law

Recommended Citation

Benko, Allyson, "The Due Process Protections Act: Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?" (2020). SLU Law Journal Online. 55.
https://scholarship.law.slu.edu/lawjournalonline/55