The nerd word of the week is … Brady. Named after a 1963 Supreme Court case, Brady material is one of the most important categories of evidence in trials: information known to prosecutors that is helpful to the defense. If, for example, a witness in a murder case gave contradictory accounts of what they saw, that is information that must be given to the defendant’s lawyers. Brady material is crucial because if a judge finds prosecutors withheld significant details from the defense team, the entire case can be tossed out.
In the Florida classified documents case, Trump’s lawyers have claimed there is classified material helpful to Trump that has not yet been turned over; prosecutors dispute that.
