indictment

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Meet Mick Cronin’s nightmare, a 7-foot-3 indictment of his embattled program, a monumental mistake that has spent three weeks eating at the heart of even the most dedicated Bruin loyalists.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Weeks later, Keenan and the Civil Rights Division asked a federal judge to dismiss the case, which had already suffered a blow the previous year when the court struck felony allegations from the indictment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

In a statement, Assistant District Attorney Kim D’Avignon blamed her office’s failure to secure an indictment on a lack of admissible evidence that would have proven the case beyond a reasonable doubt.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Prosecutors fired back, saying a court filing that "even if the defendants' constitutional rights were violated -- which they were not -- dismissal of the indictment would be far too drastic a remedy."

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

When the indictment was announced, there was joy and relief in the community that someone had been charged.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson