federal case

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Former federal prosecutor Faith Gay told Salon that Carroll had to answer the single most important question on every juror's mind: why is a three-minute-long incident that happened 30 years ago a federal case – other than the fact that the former president is the defendant?

From Salon

State prosecutors, who filed a complaint on the day of the shooting accusing Bowers of criminal homicide, aggravated assault and ethnic intimidation, agreed to let the federal case move forward first.

From Washington Post

“This Court has long respected the media’s role in our constitutional republic, and honored the promises in both the Idaho Constitution and First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution,” Justice Gregory Moeller wrote in the decision, going on to quote a ruling from a federal case that said responsible press coverage, “guards against the miscarriage of justice” by subjecting the court system and those who are a part of it to public scrutiny.

From Seattle Times

“I think that the intelligence agencies have adjusted and gotten better at preventing all sorts of mass electronic leaks,” said Kellen Dwyer, a former Justice Department prosecutor who was part of the team that brought a federal case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

From Seattle Times

Mr. Smith would simply have to show that the state case did not completely cover all the issues addressed in a federal case.

From New York Times