prosecution
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A prosecution expert concluded that Atkins had fired first at the officers, Schwartz added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Then there are their issues with the prosecution.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Shortly after the guilty plea in federal court, lawyers for Mangione argued that the state proceedings couldn’t go forward because it would amount to an impermissible second prosecution for the same alleged conduct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
On the other side, the prosecution has appealed against Patterson's sentence, saying the non-parole period of 33 years imposed by the judge was "manifestly inadequate".
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
The judge finally told us that we were fishing after we'd made our ninth or tenth request for more police and prosecution files.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Without evidence of a coordinated effort or plot, it didn’t make sense to put resources into such prosecutions, a former DOJ official who oversaw election cases said.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
“It’s one thing if you’re going after Pablo Escobar,” said Steve Bunnell, a former DHS general counsel and senior intelligence adviser who handled voting fraud prosecutions during more than a decade at the Justice Department.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
"This is one of the largest marriage fraud prosecutions in United States history," Attorney General Todd Blanche said at a press conference in Washington.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
The Thomas More Society, a Catholic public-interest law firm, is pursuing separate federal cases challenging the constitutionality of these prosecutions in federal courts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
By revealing the raw ugliness at the heart of prejudice, high-profile hate-crime prosecutions have helped build empathy for people on the margins.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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