DOJ to Cover Activists’ Legal Fees in Chicago-Area Anti-ICE Protest Case
TL;DR
The Justice Department says it will not oppose paying the defendants’ legal fees in the Broadview Six case after charges tied to a Chicago-area anti-ICE protest were dropped amid grand jury misconduct; the move is aimed at quelling controversy, with the final amount to be negotiated.
- Taxpayers may pay legal bills of activists in dropped case over ICE protests near Chicago Politico
- Grand jury concerns: Lawyer breaks down cases involving prosecutors accused of misconduct WATE 6 On Your Side
- ICE Protesters Want Special Counsel to Investigate Prosecutors Bloomberg Law News
- Straw, Broadview 6 defendants demand special counsel investigation Wednesday Journal of Oak Park and River Forest
- 'Broadview 6' fallout expands to Washington, as Raskin calls for probe of Chicago’s top federal prosecutor Chicago Sun-Times
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