by Jane | Jul 22, 2019 | New Mexico
Long-time readers of The Open File have often heard us lament that, despite Justice Thomas’s insistence that state bars are the proper avenue for dealing with prosecutorial misconduct, bar complaints are rarely filed against prosecutors and even more rarely lead to...
by Jane | Apr 30, 2019 | New York
The publication of a new report presents hard questions of one of the country’s most famous prosecutors, making a case that he used his discretion in unrestrained and unfair ways to bring charges against young people of color. The report, published by CUNY Law...
by Jane | Mar 20, 2019 | National, The Open File Blog
Prosecutors’ withholding of exculpatory information until the eve of trial in two recent cases in two different states serves as an important reminder that the tactic is commonplace. In both cases, the stakes couldn’t be higher, with defendants going to trial on...
by Jane | Feb 21, 2019 | Hawaii
Honolulu’s top prosecutor, Prosecuting Attorney Keith Kaneshiro, is embroiled in a sprawling tale of corruption and malfeasance that is now threatening the very legitimacy of his leadership. From local voters to Hawaii’s Attorney General, the calls for Kaneshiro to...
by Jane | Jan 22, 2019 | Texas
The Texas State Bar has dismissed allegations against former Harris County prosecutor Dan Rizzo of a cover-up that landed Alfred Dewayne Brown on death row. It has been four years since we wrote about the reversal of Brown’s conviction and death sentence, and in that...
