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An ICE Agent Killed a U.S. Citizen. Here’s What Accountability Mechanisms Exist—and Where They Break Down.

Renee Nicole Good's SUV was stopped sideways across a one-way street when ICE agent Jonathan Ross fired three shots and…

Inside the Grand Jury: How Citizens Block Prosecutions Prosecutors Want

In fiscal year 2013, federal grand juries approved charges in 99.993 percent of cases—196,964 indictments out of 196,969 matters presented.…

Inside the Grand Jury: The Citizens Who Check Prosecutorial Power

The jury refused to charge them. What Grand Juries Are Supposed to Do The Constitution requires that before the federal…

When Federal Agents Kill Citizens, These Laws Determine Accountability

On January 7, 2026, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross fired three shots in less than one second at…

How Federal Agents Are Investigated When They Kill U.S. Citizens

Two Americans are dead, shot by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis seventeen days apart. Renée Nicole Good, 37, mother of…

When Federal Agents Kill Citizens During Raids, These Programs Offer Recourse

Two Americans dead within three weeks. Both shot by federal agents during immigration raids in Minneapolis. Both families now facing…

How State Criminal Cases Can Jump to Federal Court—And Why It Rarely Happens

A federal judge in Manhattan heard arguments about something that almost never happens in American criminal law: whether to move…