Former Prosecutor Joe Leiberman's new Securing Human Intelligence and Enforcing Lawful Dissemination (SHIELD) Act amends USC, section 798 of title 18, to broaden the definition of "classified information" and includes "narcotics trafficking" within the definition of "transnational threat." These amendments give Federal prosecutors a new tool to intimidate and retaliate against criminal defense attorneys and endanger a defendant's right to a fair trial..
Given the track record of the Department of Justice in committing prosecutorial misconduct involving confidential informants, the implications for attorneys defending drug trafficking cases could be quite severe. More on this later
Shield Act
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