DoJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers' lies are exposed in court

[Coventina]

Department of Justice prosecutors across the US have suffered a string of embarrassing defeats in their aggressive pursuit of criminal cases against people accused of “assaulting” and “impeding” federal officers.

In recent months, the federal government has relentlessly prosecuted protesters, government critics, immigrants and others arrested during immigration operations, often accusing them of physically attacking officers or interfering with their duties.

But many of those cases have recently been dismissed or ended in not guilty verdicts.

In several high-profile cases, the prosecutions fell apart because they relied on statements by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers that had no supporting evidence or in some instances were proven by video footage to be blatantly false.

Criminal defense lawyers said it was unusual for federal prosecutors to pursue a high volume of charges over minor clashes with law enforcement, and that it was extraordinary to see the DoJ lose case after case across jurisdictions.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/doj-protesters-federal-agents-cases

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[GopherGal]

1. They sure as h-e-double-hockey-sticks wouldn't want me on one of those juries.

If a tree falls in the forrest and no one is around to hear it, does the Trump administration lie about it?

I suspect the government's statement would be "The tree found at the scene was a non-native invasive species. It was surrounded by large footprints from a human and an ox. Border patrol agents were forced to shoot Mr Bunyan, a known tree feller, when he threatened them with an axe and steered his big blue ox in their direction.."

[Torchlight]

2. My guess is the DOJ is throwing as many nuisance suits against the wall

in the hope we get discouraged from even appearing to be anything but subservient to an ICE presence.

Three more years of this, and it could work... not many people have the same resources and tools available to them that the ministry of justice does.