Professor Mary Graw Leary of Catholic Law recently shared her insights with McClatchy News in an article distributed by outlets like the Miami Herald. The piece delves into the rarity of federal grand juries refusing to indict defendants, a phenomenon that has notably surfaced multiple times in Washington, D.C., in recent weeks. Among the cases, grand jurors declined to charge individuals accused of threatening former President Donald Trump and others alleged to have assaulted law enforcement officers.

Leary, a former prosecutor, suggested that these decisions likely stem from the evidence presented rather than any overreach by the grand juries. “It seems to me that grand jurors are likely concluding the facts presented before them do not match up to the charges that they are asked for,” she explained. She further noted that the trend reflects weak evidence being brought to the grand jury rather than any deviation from their legal authority.

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