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by rayiner 4516 days ago
What prosecutors?
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"What prosecutors?"? What do you imagine the difference is between saying "prosecutors need to lose their immunity" and "we need to lose prosecutorial immunity"?

All prosecutors, obviously.

New Jersey Attorney General John Hoffman and Deputy Attorney General Glenn Graham... since you asked.
Note the caption: Rubin v. New Jersey. Rubin is the plaintiff. The AG is acting in its capacity as the government's lawyer, not in its capacity as a prosecutor. There is no prosecutor, because there is no criminal complaint. What's at issue is a civil subpoena (a request for information and materials) issued by a state consumer protection agency.