The Justice Department is not acting like it used to, criminal defense lawyers note

The Justice Department is not acting like it used to, criminal defense lawyers note

Some of the nation’s leading defense lawyers have been trying to wrap their heads around what they consider abnormal behavior by the U.S. Department of Justice over the past year.Now, they’re debuting a tool to help track criminal cases that appear to involve irregular charging practices, including aggressive legal theories and possible political retribution against President Trump’s foes.“We created the Case Tracker because you cannot defend ag…

Criminal defense lawyers launch tracker to catalog DOJ's most absurd prosecutions

A D.C. jury recently acquitted Sean Charles Dunn of charges stemming from throwing a sandwich at a federal immigration officer. Another D.C. jury acquitted Jacob Samuel Winkler, a homeless man accused of pointing a laser at Marine One. Grand juries across the country have been refusing to return indictments that federal prosecutors request. — Read the rest The post Criminal defense lawyers launch tracker to catalog DOJ's most absurd prosecutions…

NPR: The Justice Department is not acting like it used to, criminal defense lawyers note

NPR: The Justice Department is not acting like it used to, criminal defense lawyers note. “Some of the nation’s leading defense lawyers have been trying to wrap their heads around what they consider abnormal behavior by the U.S. Department of Justice over the past year. Now, they’re debuting a tool to help track criminal cases that appear to involve irregular charging practices, including aggressive legal theories and possible political retribut…

The Justice Department is not acting like it used to, criminal defense lawyers note - TPR: The Public's Radio

Criminal defense lawyers are tracking when the Justice Department appears to rely on irregular charging practices, including aggressive legal theories and possible political retribution. The post The Justice Department is not acting like it used to, criminal defense lawyers note appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio.