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Neil Gorsuch: “When confronted with coercive prosecutorial tactics designed to induce defendants to take plea deals, the Court has…”

On the recordJuly 1, 2026
When confronted with coercive prosecutorial tactics designed to induce defendants to take plea deals, the Court has often condoned those practices or let them pass in silence.
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Neil Gorsuch
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reason.com
Jul 1, 2026

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Critiquing the Court's response to prosecutorial tactics.

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