The dismissals do not mean that these prosecutions are over.
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Even when a prosecution fails to convict someone, the process of defending against charges can itself can be a form of punishment.
What is the difference between a hate crime and an act of terrorism?
Immunity deals may play a key role in the prosecution of former President Donald Trump.
If you were Trump’s lawyer, what would you advise him to do now? Two national security specialists have some words for and about the former president after his federal indictment.
The decision to prosecute or not raises big political and philosophical questions. But most importantly, it directly affects peoples’ lives in profound and lasting ways.
False business records – not hush money payments – are at the heart of New York’s prosecution of former President Donald Trump. But not all the alleged crimes have been revealed.
Eight teen girls are charged in the stabbing death of a homeless man in Toronto. Research shows that jurors tend to respond when the perpetrator of a crime is or appears to be younger.
Many people do not realise victims do not have access to their own lawyers to protect their privacy and individual interests at trial.
More and more district attorney candidates are running on reversing the government’s traditional approach to crime and punishment. And they’re winning.
Part of a law that goes into effect in New York state on Aug. 14 allows victims more time sue in civil court. Epstein’s victims can still go after his estate.
The US legal system often gives the police the benefit of the doubt.
Sir John A. Macdonald fused the jobs of justice minister and attorney general as Canada’s first prime minister. So is he partly to blame for the SNC-Lavalin controversy?
The SNC-Lavalin affair raises fundamental questions about how decisions to prosecute are made, and what role elected politicians should have in that process – if any at all.
Nigeria is failing to prosecute banking executives charged with fraud due to deep weaknesses in the system.
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