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The Justice Department is not acting like it used to, criminal defense lawyers note

The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers launched a tracker documenting irregular DOJ federal charges, noting grand jury rejections and aggressive legal tactics nationwide.

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Some of the nation’s leading defense lawyers have been trying to wrap their heads around what they consider abnormal behavior by the U.S. Department of Justice over the past year.Now, they’re debuting a tool to help track criminal cases that appear to involve irregular charging practices, including aggressive legal theories and possible political retribution against President Trump’s foes.“We created the Case Tracker because you cannot defend ag…

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npr broke the news in Washington, United States on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.
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