Epstein Secrets

ad committed any federal crimes, and entered into the non-prosecution agreement with Epstein, which was an exercise of its prosecutorial discretion. Nixon v. United States, 418 U.S. 683, 693 (1974)("the Executive Branch has exclusive authority and absolute discretion to decide whether to prosecute a c

supports respondent's view that "the case" implies a specific adversary proceeding rather than an indefinite ongoing investigation. Cf. Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 542 U.S. 426, 434 (2004) (use of definite article "the person" in 28 U.S.C. 2241's provision regarding a habeas custodian signifies that there is

ck centuries—that "the Executive Branch has exclusive authority and absolute discretion to decide whether to prosecute a case." 1/ United States v. Nixon, 418 U.S. 683, 693, 94 S.Ct. 3090, 41 L.Ed.2d 1039 (1974) (citing Confiscation Cases, 74 U.S. (7 Wall.) 454, 19 L.Ed. 196 (1869)). 23 *1217 We bel

s only after proceedings have begun, at which point that particular person will presumably be more readily identifiable. Cf. I *1208 Rumsfeld it Padilla, 542 U.S. 426, 434-35, 124 S.Ct. 2711, 159 L.Ed.2d 513 (2004) (holding that the "use of the definite article ... indicates that there is generally

ad committed any federal crimes, and entered into the non-prosecution agreement with Epstein, which was an exercise of its prosecutorial discretion. Nixon v. United States, 418 U.S. 683, 693 (1974)("the Executive Branch has exclusive authority and absolute discretion to decide whether to prosecute a c

supports respondent's view that "the case" implies a specific adversary proceeding rather than an indefinite ongoing investigation. Cf. Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 542 U.S. 426, 434 (2004) (use of definite article "the person" in 28 U.S.C. 2241's provision regarding a habeas custodian signifies that there is