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Civil rights advocates deliver notice alleging unconstitutional charging practices at Allegany County meeting
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Two Washington, D.C.-based civil rights advocates told Allegany County commissioners they plan litigation and provided a notice asserting Maryland prosecutors and law enforcement charge by "information" rather than grand jury indictment in violation of the U.S. Constitution, the speakers said.
Two civil rights advocates from Washington, D.C., spoke during public comment at the Allegany County commissioners meeting, delivering a formal notice alleging that Maryland prosecutors and law enforcement are improperly using charging by information instead of grand jury indictments and urging county officials to stop paying for what they described as unconstitutional actions.
Jessica Saxton, who identified herself as a civil rights advocate and litigator, said she was providing public notice "in accordance with USCS rules of civil procedure, as well as rule 17 and rule 20 of the United States Supreme Court," and cited the U.S. Constitution in…
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