#Trump & his #Congress are pushing a budget plan that blocks #JudicialPower to enforce #contempt findings. Could #judges appoint #IndependentProsecutors? Would #USMarshals really #arrest anyone? #CivilContempt needs no federal prosecution and cannot be expunged with a #pardon. #Scotus is watching.
May 18, 2025 at 11:29 PM
#Trump & his #Congress are pushing a budget plan that blocks #JudicialPower to enforce #contempt findings. Could #judges appoint #IndependentProsecutors? Would #USMarshals really #arrest anyone? #CivilContempt needs no federal prosecution and cannot be expunged with a #pardon. #Scotus is watching.
#Trump & his #Congress are pushing a budget plan that blocks #JudicialPower to enforce #contempt findings. Could #judges appoint #IndependentProsecutors? Would #USMarshals really #arrest anyone? #CivilContempt needs no federal prosecution and cannot be expunged with a #pardon. #Scotus is watching.
Trump’s clash with the courts raises prospect of showdown over separation of powers
The Trump administration has been pushing back against certain court rulings it doesn't like in the hundreds of cases filed against it in the past few months.
apnews.com
May 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
#Trump & his #Congress are pushing a budget plan that blocks #JudicialPower to enforce #contempt findings. Could #judges appoint #IndependentProsecutors? Would #USMarshals really #arrest anyone? #CivilContempt needs no federal prosecution and cannot be expunged with a #pardon. #Scotus is watching.
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June 23, 2026 at 6:34 PM
When prosecution becomes a political weapon, it stops being a criminal justice issue. It becomes a question of who holds power. Our new report documents how it's happening — and what's at stake. Read it here: prosecutorsallianceaction.org/wp-content/u...
#IndependentProsecutors #RuleOfLaw
#IndependentProsecutors #RuleOfLaw
97% of criminal cases never reach a jury. The prosecutor decides — mostly out of public view. That power demands independence.
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June 8, 2026 at 10:35 PM
97% of criminal cases never reach a jury. The prosecutor decides — mostly out of public view. That power demands independence.
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Read our report: prosecutorsallianceaction.org/wp-content/u... #IndependentProsecutors
Republican officials are targeting locally elected prosecutors — through rewrites, removals, and federal investigations. Texas, Georgia, and the DOJ are all running the same play. #IndependentProsecutors
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June 5, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Republican officials are targeting locally elected prosecutors — through rewrites, removals, and federal investigations. Texas, Georgia, and the DOJ are all running the same play. #IndependentProsecutors
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