indict
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Federal prosecutors dispute everything from how Crenshaw interpreted the acting U.S. attorney’s decision to indict to communications with the attorney general’s office and televised comments Blanche himself made about this case.
From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2026
She added that prosecutors also didn’t inform the defense that the grand jury initially declined to indict the group that became known as the Broadview Six.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
But grand juries refused to indict many demonstrators accused by federal prosecutors of attacking agents, and a Times review of alleged assaults found that most incidents resulted in no injuries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
Last month, a Texas grand jury declined to indict the federal agent who shot Martinez.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
Ms. Ofrah said they would be leading protests around the city if the grand jury didn’t indict.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
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In “Violent Saviors” Mr. Easterly indicts an idea he calls “the Development Right of Conquest”—quite the mouthful—which “confers the right to conquer lands on those who bring material progress to these lands.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
“It’ll actually be interesting to see if a grand jury indicts these cases.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025
Former federal officers may do so when a state indicts them for actions that were within their official duties and they have a “colorable” defense under federal law.
From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2023
In Georgia and in the federal system, a grand jury that indicts people cannot force the testimony of a target.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 13, 2023
“After that he gets a preliminary hearin’, and, if things seem plain enough, then the grand jury indicts him.
From The Harbor of Doubt by George W. Gage
Authorities indicted Wang and the others two weeks after Jin was reunited with his family in the United States.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
A federal grand jury indicted Beirich for participating in an alleged scheme to conceal the source of the funds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Israeli rights group B'Tselem said it was the first time an Israeli had been indicted for killing a Palestinian in the West Bank for nearly three years.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
The United States has also indicted former president Raul Castro, brother of the late revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, over the downing of two civilian planes three decades ago.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Several witnesses were indicted and convicted, but prosecutors decided not to charge Springer, because he would demand delaying the second trial of Hale and Ramsey until his own case was resolved.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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Police in Texas investigated Lucy's death as possible manslaughter but a grand jury in Collin County decided against indicting her father.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
“Britannia rules the waves” encapsulated Great Britain’s command of the seas in a bygone era, but it’s now an empty slogan indicting the British navy’s decline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
Prosecutors announcing at the outset of a case who they're indicting, the charges being brought and why is "fine," he explained.
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2024
The day before indicting Burke, the DOJ released guidelines which say employment by a news outlet is just one of many factors relevant to whether someone is a journalist.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2024
Marthe returned to Cinq-Cygne as soon as she had given her testimony before the indicting jury.
From An Historical Mystery by Katharine Prescott Wormeley
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