prosecution
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Jimenez’s civil rights attorney, Greg Jackson, said he was filing suit against the federal government this week alleging malicious prosecution and abuse of process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
She supervised the prosecution of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, who was convicted of prostitution offenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
"In many cases involving genuinely discarded goods, prosecution is unlikely," he says.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
However, it can form the basis of a prosecution only if the person charged waives his or her right to have the grand jury make a probable-cause determination.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
The prosecution wrapped its case on day thirty-six of the trial.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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Wong rose to prominence during Hong Kong's 2014 protests, known as the Umbrella Movement, and has been in and out of jail since 2017 due to protest-related prosecutions.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
From the end of 2020 prosecutions under the law restarted and accelerated.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
But the judge initially permitted him to supervise prosecutions in his other roles — an arrangement the subsequent 9th Circuit ruling undermined.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
First, the astonishing magnitude of Medicaid and other fraud uncovered by federal prosecutions over the past four years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 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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