Even if this is unlikely to significantly alter the landscape, effectively turns what was a fallback option in the Kevontae Stewart case into a Plan A.

Federal grand juries hear far fewer cases, and can take more time. D.C. grand juries can churn through presentations in 15 minutes or less.

"The remedy would lie with Congress, not this Court, to correct such systematic (if hypothetical) avoidance of the
federal grand jury."

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"What is more, the government could choose to circumvent the federal grand jury altogether and decide it will never take a case to a federal grand jury," he adds for good measure.

"Both of these scenarios are indeed troubling — even if neither has occurred yet"

Boasberg finds that Congress never meaningfully limited cross-jurisdictional power between D.C. superior and D.C. federal court. So unless that changes, D.C. Code allows gov to bring "any criminal matter before a local grand jury for indictment, including a capital case, treason, RICO, or sedition."

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