Defense lawyers said Judge Connor's ruling could make any future prosecution of their clients more difficult.

The classifications complicate investigations and make future prosecutions more difficult, law-enforcement agents said.

Mr. Clinton could not use the excuse of future prosecution as a reason not to testify, the managers said.

That gives the world collective leverage to begin prying open the period to lay the groundwork for future prosecutions.

But more important, the hard evidence is vital in any future criminal prosecution.

Political analysts speculate that the current Mugabe government needs international recognition in order to shield the president from future prosecution for human rights violations.

By holding out against acquittal, however, 10 brave Mississippians left the door open to future prosecution.

And you burn my warrant and drop the threats of future prosecution.

He said that the raw materials and agriculture of the Ukraine were vitally necessary for the future prosecution of the war.

They had both been made Dictator, the sole office above democratic process or future prosecution.