In some court systems in the United States, an indictment is required to criminally charge someone. A grand jury in Georgia has indicted former President Donald Trump.

Here’s how indictments work in the United States’ legal system. Unlike a criminal trial, where a jury has to reach a unanimous verdict, a grand jury can issue an indictment with a simple majority.

Grand juries were once common around the world. But in 2023, just two countries—the United States and Liberia—maintain the grand jury system. A string of other countries, including the United ...

Grand juries play a major role in the U.S. criminal justice system. Special Counsel Robert Mueller has called upon a federal grand jury to help him investigate Russia’s role in the 2016 election ...

United States U.S. News All About America. ... Grand juries were originally conceived as a safeguard against government power, which is why the Founding Fathers wrote them into the U.S. Constitution.

A recently published Santa Cruz County Civil Grand Jury report found that human trafficking in the county goes largely ...

But in the United States, a grand jury of ordinary citizens who represent the community is often used to decide whether there is enough evidence to pursue a prosecution. Image source, Getty Images ...

The woman charged in connection to the killing of a United States Border Patrol Agent in northern Vermont has now been indicted by a federal grand jury. Teresa Youngblut was indicted on two felony ...

Kseniia Petrova, 31, a Russian-born Harvard scientist accused of smuggling frog embryos into the United States, was indicted on additional charges.

A grand jury in Georgia has indicted former President Donald Trump. He has been charged with felony racketeering and conspiracy charges as part of an investigation into the effort by Trump and his ...

In some court systems in the United States, an indictment is required to criminally charge someone. A grand jury in Georgia has indicted former President Donald Trump.