Jurisprudence
May 22, 20261:44 PM
Joselyn Walsh, third from left, leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Feb. 26, with congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh, fourth from right, and Andre Martin, right, following behind after a hearing in the “Broadview Six” conspiracy case.
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A federal court threw out all charges against the Broadview Six—a group of protesters accused of obstructing a Chicago ICE facility—during a heated hearing on Thursday at which Justice Department officials apologized for egregious misconduct in securing the indictments. U.S. District Judge April Perry excoriated prosecutors for using illegal tactics to get the criminal charges past a skeptical grand jury, dressing down U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros and his colleagues for their “incredibly shock[ing]” malfeasance. The Broadview Six will now walk free, and may even apply for President Donald Trump’s fund for victims of government “weaponization.”
