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The Selective Prosecution Defense

This article explores the law on selective prosecution and why, despite the long odds against success, it may still make sense from a defense perspective to assert the claim.

12 minute read October 01, 2022 at 12:09 AM
By
Evan T. Barr
The Selective Prosecution Defense

In many recent high-profile white-collar criminal cases, a wide array of defendants (frequently allies of Donald Trump but also some well-known Democrats among them) have pursued a selective prosecution claim.

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