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Of the 597 claims in Politics with evidence either way, 85% held up.
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Clarify and regularize Elon Musk's public role and that of the DOGE team
The influence of ordinary citizens was at a non-significant near-zero level
The new president put tech billionaire supporters including Musk Bezos and Zuckerberg front and center at his inauguration
Political outcomes favored wealthy people corporations and business groups
They used 1800 policy proposals over 30 years as case studies
Political scientists Martin Gilens and Benjamin Page took a data set and researchers to determine if America could still be called a democracy ten years ago
This week grand jury rejected effort to indict six members of Congress
Federal grand juries in Virginia twice decided not to indict Letitia James
In Minnesota federal prosecutors charged demonstrators with misdemeanors in cases involving encounters with federal agents
In Chicago grand jurors declined to indict in several felony cases stemming from similar operation
In Washington grand jury refused to return felony indictment against man who threw sandwich at officer during crackdown ordered by President Trump
Embrace this trend and give them the procedural protections they need to serve as true checks on government power
Colonial grand juries often refused to enforce British revenue and sedition laws including Stamp Act
John Jay called grand juries one of best institutions for bringing offenders to justice without endangering peace and security of innocent
Another federal grand jury in Virginia declined at least one charge against James Comey
In 2016 federal prosecutors concluded more than 155000 cases but grand juries refused to indict in only six of them
Procedural reform needs to limit hearsay testimony so grand jurors hear from actual witnesses at the federal level and in many states
Grand juries screen cases but do not determine guilt or innocence
Adage that prosecutor could get grand jury to indict ham sandwich is statistical reality
Chesa Boudin is the executive director of the Criminal Law and Justice Center at the University of California Berkeley
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