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SSJVegeta

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9. Cases still have to have standing though

Reply to YodaMom2 (Reply #8)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 12:06 PM

20 hrs ago

With the US system, there usually has to be some credibility in order for it not to be thrown out immediately. Like so many already have been.

And this is with mostly seasoned prosecutors:

https://apnews.com/article/ice-immigration-protests-prosecutions-doj-arrests-591f155d50c13756842e033ea23f16d3

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