Anyone suspected of violent or organised crime, or abuse of power, can under a new law be held for five days without charge, and prosecutors can choose which court should hear their cases.

所有的暴力犯罪、有组织犯罪以及滥用权力犯罪的疑犯，按照新的法律，可不经指控关押五天，检方可以选择由哪个法院接受他们的案子。

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A federal law - the Stored Communications Act - allows prosecutors to obtain certain electronic data without a search warrant or a demonstration of probable cause.

一项联邦法律——《存储信息通讯法案》允许检察官在未得到调查授权或未说明可能原因的前提下可以获取某些电子信息。

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Mr Olmert's defence has been to lay responsibility for the handling of the money on his former law partner and confidant, Uri Messer, giving prosecutors the tricky task of proving otherwise.

奥尔默特的辩护律师把处理这笔钱的责任推卸到他的前法律合伙人和心腹uri Messer身上。这个狡猾的把戏使公诉人必须证明其他的可能性。

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In one blog post, Orin Kerr, a professor of law at the George Washington University Law School, wrote the actions of the prosecutors had been "based on a fair reading of the law".

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However, in a blog post, Orin Kerr, a professor of law at the George Washington University Law School, wrote the actions of the prosecutors had been "based on a fair reading of the law".

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If Holmes does change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity, Colorado law gives prosecutors access to some of his medical records.

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