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Cathy Young on Rape Shield Laws
Submitted by Scott on Sat, 2002-01-19 18:08
Neil Steyskal sent us Cathy Young's latest column in Reason magazine. In it, Young makes some important observations about rape shield laws, and the problem of achieving justice when potentially important and relevant evidence is barred from the courtroom. She argues that rape shield laws were enacted when there were abusive practices involving prejudice against the alleged victim, but now the pendulum has swung too far in the other direction. Source: Reason [magazine]
Title: Excluded Evidence: The dark side of rape shield laws
Author: Cathy Young
Date: February 2002
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