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Chicago Prosecutor's Race May Be Too Close To Call For Days
Some 100,000 votes or more are still to be counted in the close race for Cook County state’s attorney, and it will likely be days before...
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Mar 21, 20242 min read
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Chicago Chooses Prosecutor Candidate After Foxx Bows Out
Cook County is known as the nation's "wrongful conviction capital," bearing the legacy of corrupt Chicago police ringleaders like Jon...
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Mar 19, 20241 min read
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Oakland’s Progressive DA, Pamela Price, Facing Recall Drive
District Attorney Pamela Price is tired of journalists. As one of the most progressive district attorneys and the first Black woman to...
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Mar 18, 20242 min read
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DA Willis Must Exit Trump Election Case Or Remove Wade, Judge Rules
Fulton County, Ga., District Attorney Fani Willis must step aside from the election interference case against Donald Trump or remove the...
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Mar 15, 20242 min read
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Veteran Miami Prosecutor Quits After Rebuke From Judge
A veteran Miami prosecutor resigned after a judge found that state investigators manipulated witnesses, including possibly providing...
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Mar 11, 20242 min read
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Houston District Attorney Kim Ogg Unseated By Teare
Former prosecutor Sean Teare unseated Kim Ogg, Harris County’s embattled, two-term district attorney Tuesday night in a primary race that...
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Mar 6, 20241 min read
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L.A. County DA Gascón Faces 11 Challengers in Reelection Bid
One of the nation's most progressive prosecutors, who faced two recall attempts within four years, is set to be tested as he seeks...
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Mar 5, 20242 min read
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Prosecutors Offer Opposing Stories In Baltimore Case
When Baltimore police arrested Keyon Paylor in 2014, one of two things was true. Either Paylor hid a gun that the police found, or the...
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Feb 26, 20242 min read
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AZ Prosecutor Refuses NYC Extradition Over Policy Issues
A prosecutor in Arizona refused to extradite a murder suspect to New York City, claiming it is “safer” not to send him back because of...
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Feb 22, 20242 min read
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GA DA Willis Calls Bid to Disqualify Her 'Contrary to Democracy'
The lead prosecutor in the Georgia case against Donald Trump took the witness stand on Thursday and lashed out at those seeking to remove...
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Feb 16, 20242 min read
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In Agreement With DA, State AG To Prosecute Some Cases In New Orleans
An agreement between New Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams and newly elected Gov. Jeff Landry will allow the state Attorney...
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Feb 7, 20242 min read
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Marilyn Mosby Found Guilty Of One Count Mortgage Fraud, Acquitted Of Another
A federal jury on Tuesday convicted the former top prosecutor in Baltimore, Marilyn Mosby, of lying to a mortgage lender in 2021 as she...
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Feb 7, 20242 min read
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Conviction Of Michigan Shooter's Mother Offers Prosecutors New Tactics
A new approach to pursuing justice in mass shootings is likely to be considered by prosecutors nationwide, as seen by the guilty...
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Feb 7, 20242 min read
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Will Georgia Judge Cancel Hearing On Trump Prosecutor Misconduct?
Shortly after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Wilis in Atlanta admitted in a Friday court filing that she had a personal...
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Feb 5, 20242 min read
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NY Police Accuse Prosecutor Of Tampering With Murder Case
Last week, an Orange County, N.Y., grand jury indicted Edward Holley for murder in the 2003 death of Megan McDonald. The Journal News...
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Feb 5, 20242 min read
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Prosecutor Vacancies May Be Bad News For Defendants
Prosecutors are quitting in droves across the U.S.,and there are few applicants to replace them. If you believe prosecutors are too...
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Jan 25, 20242 min read
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GA DA Fani Willis Seeks To Avoid Testifying On Colleague's Divorce
Fulton County, Ga., District Attorney Fani Willis is seeking to avoid being deposed in the divorce proceeding of a colleague she is...
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Jan 19, 20242 min read
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Case Backlogs A 'Serious Challenge' To Justice System, Prosecutors Say
A sampling of large prosecutors' offices around the U.S. found a 62% increase in the number of pending cases after the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Jan 17, 20243 min read
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Appeals Court Says DeSantis Must Face Dismissed Prosecutor's Suit
A U.S. appeals court ruled that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis must face a retaliation lawsuit by a state prosecutor who says he was...
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Jan 11, 20241 min read
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Longtime Progressive Milwaukee DA Chisholm Won't Seek Reelection
Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm, first elected in 2007, will not seek reelection. “After nearly 30 years as a...
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Jan 8, 20241 min read
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