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
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.
Critiquing the Court's response to prosecutorial tactics.
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