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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
24-1073 Ghislaine Maxwell v. United States Second Circuit 2025-04-14 Denied Amici (1) contract-interpretation district-court federal-prosecutors plea-agreement prosecutorial-promise santobello-principle Under Santobello and common principles of contract interpretation, does a promise on behalf of the "United States" or the "Government" that is made by…
22-5849 David Keith Wills v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-10-17 Denied Response WaivedIFP compulsory-process conflict-of-interest defense-witness dual-sovereignty due-process fair-trial federal-prosecutors perjury prosecutorial-misconduct witness-intimidation QUESTION ONE: THIS COURT HAS LONG HELD THAT FOR A JUDGE TO THREATEN A DEFENSE WITNESS WITH PERJURY IF HE TESTIFIES FOR THE DEFENSE VIOLATES THE DEFEND…