Do you know what a grand Jury is, or have you ever wondered what it is? Well if you're normal the answer is probably no. Grand Jury, it sounds so important with that word 'grand' in there. This short post is going to describe to you the purpose of a grand jury and the recent Supreme Court decision in Kaley v. United States, that just made them that much more important (or dangerous depending on how you look at it.)

Here's a miniature lesson in criminal procedure.

A grand jury is where about 9 people get together  with the prosecutor behind closed doors away from public view to hear only one side of a story from the prosecutor, leading to an almost guaranteed indictment. It is used when the prosecutor wants to hide something from the public and is a sign of corruption. 

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