Joint Congressional Hearing on Prosecutorial Misconduct

The House Judiciary subcommittees on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security and Commercial and Administrative Law held a hearing titled, "Allegations of Selective Prosecution: The Erosion of Public Confidence in Our Federal Justice System." This page contains links to the hearing video, testimony and related materials. 

Hearing Materials

Hearing Record

Submission from Alliance for Justice on Siegelman

Related Materials

Majority Staff Report on Allegations of Selective Prosecution in Our Federal Criminal Justice System, April 17, 2008

Former State AGs Petition in Support of Siegelman

Part II (May 14, 2008)

Hearing record

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