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      "id": 103693,
      "date": "1998-04-30",
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      "title": "Criminal Law: The \"Exculpatory No\" Doctrine Is Not A Defense Under 18 U.S.C. 1001",
      "summary": "In some judicial circuits, the \"exculpatory no\" doctrine has shielded from 18 U.S.C. \u00bf1001\nliability\nan individual's denial of involvement in, or knowledge of criminal activity. In  Brogan v.\nUnited\nStates,  the Supreme Court decided that there is no exception to \u00bf1001 criminal liability for a\nfalse\nstatement consisting merely of an \"exculpatory no.\"",
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