The Justice Department took the extremely rare step on Tuesday of notifying a federal judge it would disregard a court order.Specifically, the judge presiding over the government's criminal bank fraud case against New York Attorney General Letitia James ordered federal prosecutors to provide discove...
In this case, the order for the DoJ was about discovery relating to a motion to dismiss based on vindictive prosecution. If they fail to comply with the discovery process, the judge can simply grant the motion to dismiss.
In this case, the order for the DoJ was about discovery relating to a motion to dismiss based on vindictive prosecution. If they fail to comply with the discovery process, the judge can simply grant the motion to dismiss.
Excellent.