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Okay, here's a big conglomeration of my legal questions. If anyone can take a crack at any of these, please do. My working knowledge of a US Attorney/AUSA's job is limited to Caroline Julian on BONES, and the handful of interviews and articles and papers I've been able to read.
And yes, there are pretty major spoilers for my WIP novel. Sorry about that.
And yes, there are pretty major spoilers for my WIP novel. Sorry about that.
- Can a US Attorney / AUSA use federal assets outside of their jurisdiction during an emergency situation? I would need this character to have access to a SWAT / CIRG team, and basically have the authority to boss them around. Would she be able to check in with the local U.S. Attorney, and perhaps have an AUSA from that district serve as a sort of attache?
- Can a US Attorney / AUSA be retained as private counsel? Basically, this character’s daughter’s girlfriend is one of many people being rescued by the aforementioned SWAT / CIRG team. Would this character be able to represent my main character?
- Basically, all of these girls from around the country are being sent to a religious facility to “cure” them of homosexuality by way of starvation, abuse, and corrective rape. Would this fall into Federal jurisdiction, and thus be something this character could prosecute ex officio? (United States of America v. Margaret Caine et. al. d/b/a Camp Angelfire).
- Could these defendants claim that they’re acting under their First Amendment rights to religion, and argue that they had full release wavers from the parents of these minors, permitting them to carry out the abuse?
- Could this US Attorney / AUSA stand in loco parentis for this girl while prosecuting her case? If she didn’t prosecute the case?