ABA backs jury reform despite Bell stance
The American Bar Association approved grand jury reforms at its summer meeting, supporting witnesses in the jury room with attorneys and ending use and transactional immunities. The vote backed changes to allow lawyers in the room while limiting their role to advising. Bell and Civiletti urged caution, arguing reforms could undermine the grand jury system and raise constitutional concerns. Nine states already permit attorneys in grand jury settings, including Washington, Illinois, and Virginia, as part of ongoing debates on prosecutorial power.
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Closed courts labeled threat to free press
In Chicago the AP reports judges show a trend toward fewer restrictions on why an attorney may speak, signaling concerns about gag orders. The ABA committee weighs new guidelines to balance a free press with fair trials, not to be voted at the current convention but likely for February consideration.
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Shunning self-serve gas boosts price gap nationwide
A Lundberg Letter survey finds motorists who skip self-serve pumps pay higher prices as the average difference between full-service and self-serve gasoline widens. The study covers about 19 000 stations with 3.51 cents saved per gallon for self-serve regu lar, and notes labor costs and supply issues drive the gap, while bans exist in some areas due to safety and unions.
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Supercommittee to speed welfare reform in Congress
House leaders form an enlarged Ways and Means subcommittee with eight members from Education and Labor and Agriculture to push Carter's welfare overhaul. Rep. Corman, a liberal tax reformer, will chair. hearings begin in September with aims to write three titles into one bill for cash assistance, food stamps, and employment programs.
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Welfare reform plan baffles lobbyists nationwide
Washington observers weigh a sweeping Carter welfare package that would federalize eligibility and payments. Ed Weaver says the shift to federal control would hit states hard, while Al Gonzalez warns the plan will require a complex state federal relationship and cannot be simply federalized.
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Andrus vows protection for farmers and ranchers
Andrus pledges to shield farmers and ranchers in water rights and strip mining disputes. He says the administration does not intend to solve energy problems by creating a food problem and supports land protection from disruption by strip miners. At a news conference he noted arid West water allocation differs from the East and stressed federal review of water policy should not pre-empt state or private rights.
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