Government officials can proceed with investigating and prosecuting banks for their role in crashing the economy and the housing market.
In a ruling in April, Judge Brinkema criticized the government for the "shroud of secrecy under which it seeks to proceed" in prosecuting Mr. Moussaoui, adding that she sided with defense lawyers in their "skepticism of the government's ability to prosecute this case in open court".
pergo, perrexi, perrectum, 3, v. a. and n. [per-rego]. A. In gen., to go on, continue, proceed with any thing (esp. a motion), to pursue with energy, prosecute vigorously (v. Mütz. ad Curt. 3, 8, 7; rare, and in Cic. only with an obj.-clause).
The lawyer's claim comes as the Obama administration weighs how to proceed with detainees' cases, whether to again use a military commission system, or to prosecute detainees in existing American courts.
In a statement, the Maricopa County attorney, Bill Montgomery, whose office prosecuted Ms. Arias, thanked the jury for its work and said, "We will proceed with the intent to retry the penalty phase".
Officials said the decision to proceed with military commissions came partly as a result of concerns that some detainees might not be successfully prosecuted in federal courts.
Still, proceed with caution.
Yellow, proceed with caution.
And finally, proceed with humility.
We must proceed with caution".
