What a Subpoena Compels, and What Happens If You Ignore One
A subpoena is a court order that compels testimony or evidence, and ignoring one carries penalties. This guide explains both types, the exceptions, and your options.
Cases
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What Actually Happens in a Federal Grand Jury
A federal grand jury is a closed-door screening body of 16 to 23 citizens with subpoena power. Here is who sits on it, what happens inside, and how an indictment gets endorsed.
What plea bargaining is, and why most cases never reach trial
Plea agreements resolve the overwhelming majority of American criminal cases. Here is how the negotiation works, what a defendant gives up, and why judges must still approve the deal.
What bail is, and how a judge decides whether to set it
A federal court primer on the initial hearing, the factors a judge weighs, and what happens to a defendant who cannot pay.
How the Boeing 737 MAX criminal case was resolved, and later challenged
A deferred prosecution agreement in 2021, a rejected guilty plea in December 2024, and a dismissal in November 2025 — United States v. Boeing ran the full corporate-crime cycle.
What the Arbery case's federal hate crime convictions established
Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William Bryan were convicted of federal hate crime charges on February 22, 2022 — after the state murder convictions.