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WALTER R. MEARS AP Special Correspondent
AP Online
06-11-1998
WASHINGTON (AP) _ A Democratic senator wants the law changed so that people testifying before federal grand juries can bring their lawyers with them.

A scholar proposes that grand juries have independent attorneys of their own, to curb the control prosecutors now hold.

A defense lawyer suggests broad changes to restore what he calls the historic role of the grand jury as a neutral, independent buffer between government and citizens.

It is an institution dating from 12th century English law, adopted in colonial America, ...

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