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[uh-rest] / əˈrɛst /






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The DOJ has long claimed that the policy was not arbitrary but carefully laid out in a May 2025 email about “Courthouse Arrest Guidance and Case Adjudication.”

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

Appeared in the February 20, 2026, print edition as 'The Arrest of Former Prince Andrew'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Arrest warrants are court orders based on probable cause that a crime has been committed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

Although a court in Bologna, northern Italy, approved his extradition in September, Italy's top court blocked it last week over an issue with the European Arrest Warrant.

From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025

“Look,” he shouted excitedly, “don’t do anything with Mondragon. Arrest him for something petty, release him on his own recognizance. Things could be a lot more ready to blow than we suspect.”

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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