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Article: USADA's Doping Proof Changes Worry Lawyers
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- June 15, 2004
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ROB GLOSTER, AP Sports Writer
AP Online
06-15-2004
The switch to a lower burden of proof in doping cases has raised concerns among some lawyers representing athletes under scrutiny for possible drug violations. But the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, which plans to apply the less-stringent standard in those cases, said Monday it simply is conforming to long-held international standards.
Edward Williams, a lawyer who has represented athletes involved in doping cases, said it would be "shocking" for the USADA to change the burden of proof in ongoing cases.
"You can't change the rules in midstream. You can't change the burden of proof," Williams said. "If it is true, it is yet another example of USADA ...