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Now, to the dismay of rights groups, the courts are prosecuting young protesters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 9, 2025

“It’s good to see that the R.C.M.P. and others are prosecuting a broader spectrum of extremist behavior,” Professor Nesbitt said.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2023

Two Black prosecutors, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in Georgia and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg in New York, are prosecuting cases on related issues, as is a special counsel in the U.S.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2023

Zoe Bedell for the Eastern District of Virginia are prosecuting the case.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2023

You see that after all I am capable of defending you.—But time is precious:—they are prosecuting you for another crime too, you know, from which to escape is a duty.

From Debts of Honor by Yolland, Arthur B. (Arthur Battishill)