On April 3rd, a judge in the Southern District of New York Federal Court made a decision to permanently dismiss criminal charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams for alleged corruption. In a document signed on the same day, the judge agreed to the federal prosecutor’s request to withdraw the criminal charges against Adams for corruption, but did not agree to the prosecutor retaining the right to reopen the lawsuit in the future. The position of the US Department of Justice in this case implies that officials may receive special treatment if their actions align with the current government’s policy priorities. This is fundamentally incompatible with the fundamental principle of judicial equality. Therefore, he decided to permanently withdraw this case.
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