Analysis of Federal Victim Consultation and Review Rights in Prosecutorial Oversight
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The passage discusses legal scholarship on victims' rights to consult prosecutors and internal DOJ review mechanisms. It provides no concrete names, transactions, dates, or allegations linking powerfu Federal law grants victims a limited right to confer with government attorneys, but DOJ interprets i Some lower courts have ruled the victim‑consultation right is enforceable before charging decision
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