Brazil federal prosecutor charges former president’s son with money laundering and fraud – JURIST

Brazil federal prosecutor charges former president’s son with money laundering and fraud – JURIST

Brazilian federal prosecutors have filed charges against Jair Renan Bolsonaro, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, for crimes including money laundering, misrepresentation and the presentation of fraudulent documents, Brazilian newspaper O... Read more »
DR Congo prosecutor requests 20 year jail sentence for journalist – JURIST

DR Congo prosecutor requests 20 year jail sentence for journalist – JURIST

A prosecutor in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) requested on Friday a 20-year sentence in prison for Stanis Bujakera, a journalist on trial for an article implicating military intelligence in the... Read more »
Trump co-defendent seeks disqualification of Georgia prosecutor from 2020 election interference case – JURIST

Trump co-defendent seeks disqualification of Georgia prosecutor from 2020 election interference case – JURIST

The Georgia judge overseeing the state’s 2020 election interference case against former US President Donald Trump and his alleged co-conspirators agreed Thursday to hear a motion to disqualify the lead prosecutor from... Read more »
Ecuador prosecutor investigating TV station hostage incident killed – JURIST

Ecuador prosecutor investigating TV station hostage incident killed – JURIST

Ecuadorian prosecutor César Suárez, who was in charge of investigating the on-air attack on a television station, was shot Wednesday while on his way to a court hearing. Local media reported that... Read more »
ICC prosecutor concludes first ever trip to Israel and Palestine as Palestine rights groups allege bias – JURIST

ICC prosecutor concludes first ever trip to Israel and Palestine as Palestine rights groups allege bias – JURIST

Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Karim A.A. Khan concluded his trip to Israel and Palestine on Sunday, issuing a statement stressing the importance of international law. This was the... Read more »

Colorado Republicans Petition Prosecutor to Enforce Obscenity Laws for Book Bannings

Republican leaders are calling for a prosecutor to enforce obscenity laws to remove hundreds of books from schools in the Colorado Springs area, Kyle Clark reports for NBC 9 News. The call... Read more »
ICC judges allow prosecutor to move forward with charges hearing in absence of Uganda rebel Joseph Kony – JURIST

ICC judges allow prosecutor to move forward with charges hearing in absence of Uganda rebel Joseph Kony – JURIST

Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday allowed prosecutors to move forward with their request to hold a confirmation of charges hearing in the absence of Joseph Kony, a... Read more »

Federal Prosecutor Calls for Outside Oversight and Control Over Rikers Island

On Friday, Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, Damian Williams, joined lawyers representing people detained in New York City jails in an effort to strip Mayor Eric Adams’s administration of control over Rikers Island,... Read more »
Baltimore’s former top prosecutor found guilty in federal perjury trial – JURIST

Baltimore’s former top prosecutor found guilty in federal perjury trial – JURIST

A federal jury in Maryland convicted Baltimore’s former top prosecutor Marilyn Mosby on Thursday on perjury charges. The jury found Mosby was guilty of falsifying financial duress claims in order to withdraw... Read more »

Connecticut Hires First Prosecutor Under New Apprenticeship Program

Next month, Connecticut will swear in its first law student to become a prosecutor as part of an apprenticeship program, Lisa Backus reports for CT Insider.  The program was developed by the... Read more »
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