Supreme Court unanimously rebukes federal prosecutors 9-0 for corner-cutting tactics in criminal cases
Dawn—The rare unanimous ruling signals all nine justices agree that federal prosecutors overstepped procedural limits in pursuing criminal convictions. The decision could require resentencing or retrials in a range of federal cases where similar tactics were used. Details of the specific case were not elaborated across all sources.
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