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When Grand Juries Say No

How political pressure on the Justice Department is reshaping grand jury practice, prosecutorial discretion, and the judges watching it all unfold.

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6 booksMay 26, 2026
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As Trump Politicizes Justice Dept., Prosecutors Struggle With Grand Juriesnytimes.comAs Trump politicizes Justice Dept., prosecutors struggle with grand juriesinquirer.com

Part of 590+ tracked lists·1 crossover shelf·61% reader overlap with The Doj, Recast: Independence, Records, Settlements

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    1. Injustice

    Carol Leonnig, Aaron C. Davis
    Leonnig and Davis trace how presidential interventions reshape DOJ behavior, providing context for recent grand jury...
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  2. Where Tyranny Begins

    2. Where Tyranny Begins

    David Rohde, Eric Jason Martin
    Rohde documents Trump-era pressure on DOJ officials, explaining incentives behind politicized prosecutions presented to...
    Shelf signal: The Presidency & Executive
  3. The Jack Smith Report

    3. The Jack Smith Report

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    Jack Smith's report gives primary-source prosecutorial findings and evidence relevant to grand jury referrals and...
    Shelf signal: The Presidency & Executive
  4. Charged

    4. Charged

    Cassandra Campbell, Emily Bazelon
    Emily Bazelon analyzes prosecutorial power and its failures, illuminating structural reasons grand juries may decline...
    Shelf signal: Criminal Sentencing
  5. Why the Innocent Plead Guilty and the Guilty Go Free

    5. Why the Innocent Plead Guilty and the Guilty Go Free

    Jed S Rakoff
    Judge Jed Rakoff offers a judicial perspective on systemic paradoxes that help explain why grand jury outcomes diverge...
    Shelf signal: Courts & the Judiciary
  6. Punishment Without Crime

    6. Punishment Without Crime

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    Natapoff's work on the misdemeanor machine shows prosecutorial practices and plea pressures that contextualize broader...
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