Help keep Salon independent

Peter A. Joy

Peter A. Joy is Henry Hitchcock Professor of Law at the School of Law, Washington University in St. Louis.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland | Protesters gather outside the U.S. Capitol Building on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

How grand juries work — and why Jan. 6 prosecutors are relying on them

Peter A. Joy