US judge appointed himself ‘super-prosecutor’ in Adani case, DOJ says
By Samuel Rubenfeld ( September 29, 2026, 17:03 GMT | Insight) -- The US Justice Department asked an appeals court to order a judge to dismiss criminal charges against the remaining defendants in a corruption case that involved Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, saying the judge’s “academic disagreements” with the decision to drop the broader case has left them in limbo. The US Justice Department asked an appeals court to order a judge to dismiss criminal charges against the remaining defendants in a corruption case that had involved Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, saying the judge’s “academic disagreements” with the decision to drop the broader case has left them in limbo....
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