DOJ to Cover Activists’ Legal Fees in Chicago-Area Anti-ICE Protest Case
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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.
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