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Section 242

A constitutional criminal statute that requires proof of specific intent to deprive someone of a federal right.

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Jan 24, 2026

How do DOJ policies and internal memoranda influence the decision to prosecute federal agents for deadly force?

The ’s written and internal memoranda create the legal and evidentiary framework prosecutors use to decide whether federal agents who kill are criminally liable, by defining when deadly force is permi...

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