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D.C. Grand Jury Orders Reddit to Turn Over Data on Anonymous ICE Critic (www.jezebel.com)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Reason number 5,386 to delete your Reddit account and encourage your friends & loved ones to do the same.

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[–] 30 points 5 months ago (4 children)

They've had difficulty convincing grand juries to indict in other sketchy cases. I have to wonder what super secret group of totally-not-ICE-officials this was approved by.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago

    Grand juries are usually formalities with a very low bar. There's a phrase that you can indict a ham sandwich. Not getting a "true bill" is honestly an embarrassment that many prosecutors never see in their entire career.

    I could have seen this get blocked here, but there are still many steps ahead, each will get harder to move forward with.

    Fun fact: I just wrapped up a case as a juror (not a grand juror) this morning. We rendered a verdict of not guilty because there was plenty of reasonable doubt to be had.

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