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Citizenship and Paternity |
| Section: CURRENT ISSUES / EYE ON THE HIGH COURT |
| Author: David C. Slade |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/1998 |
| Size: 843 Words, 5,239 Characters |
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Citizenship, equality, and the right to defend oneself against governmental accusations are at the core of American jurisprudence.
Two of the 14 cases heard by the Supreme Court in November deal with these issues. In Miller v. Albright, Secretary of State, the illegitimate daughter of a U.S. serviceman is fighting for U.S. citizenship.
In United States v. Scheffer, an Air Force serviceman wants to use his polygraph test to defend himself against the government’s accusation that he uses drugs.
Miller p. Albright: Lorelyn Miller came into this world in June 1970 as the illegitimate daughter of a Philippine mother and Charlie Mill...
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... interest to the states. The majority of the states (and the District of Columbia) prohibit the admission of polygraph results. A sizable minority of states do, how-ever, allow polygraph results to be admitted if both parties agree. The Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Scheffer could have broad impact on all criminal trials—in military, federal, and state courts around the country.
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