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DOJ says Trump protesters could face RICO charges for yelling at him during dinner (www.independent.co.uk)

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[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 32 points 5 days ago (2 children)

This is going to be the golden age of jury nullification.

[–] PanGodofPanic@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 4 days ago (3 children)

It already is, there's been a shocking and historically unprecedented number of grand jury "no bill"s recently in DC and LA when prosecutors try to indict random protestors with felonies, which is incredible since those are basically unheard of.

[–] smeenz@lemmy.nz 3 points 4 days ago

I also watched legal eagle

[–] p3n@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Yes. I think people are wise to the fact that the simple potential of facing charges is the threat that is supposed to intimidate and suppress opposition. Tying someone's life up in a trial that has no chance of seeing a guilty verdict is the actual punishment they are aiming for because they know they have no legal standing.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 points 4 days ago

its also performative to satiate the republican masses, to look "strong".

[–] Mamdani_Da_Savior@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Its not even jury nullifcation, its grand jury nullifcation in many cases.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

jury of your peers is a jury of your peers, i don't care how they nullify unjust charges

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

The petit jury nullification is coming. You've got defendants in DC insisting on their speedy trial rights because they want to get themselves on front of a jury right now in the present moment.