‘Broadview Six’ Judge Says More Answers Needed About Prosecutors’ Conduct in the Botched Case

Judge scrutinizes alleged prosecutorial misconduct in 'Broadview Six' immigration protest case

A federal judge has launched a fact-finding process into alleged prosecutorial misconduct in the failed case against the so-called Broadview Six, a move that could potentially lead to criminal contempt proceedings.

Judge charges ahead with possible charges for Trump prosecutor over crackdown fallout

A federal judge moved forward with fact-finding that could lead to criminal charges against prosecutors over a case that grew out of President Donald Trump's Chicago immigration crackdown.U.S. District Judge April Perry announced the move Thursday at a hearing on alleged misconduct by prosecutors in the "Broadview Six" case, Chicago Sun-Times federal courts reporter Jon Seidel reported on X.Perry is gathering more evidence as she weighs whether …

‘Broadview Six’ Judge Says More Answers Needed About Prosecutors’ Conduct in the Botched Case

‘Broadview Six’ Judge Says More Answers Needed About Prosecutors’ Conduct in the Botched Case Matt Masterson Thu, 10/01/2026 - 14:40 A federal judge has not yet ruled on whether to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate possible wrongdoing by U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros’ office in the “Broadview Six” case. But the judge does intend to conduct additional fact-finding into exactly what happened in the botched prosecution. U.S. District Judge…

Federal judge weighs special prosecutor in ‘Broadview Six' case

Federal Judge April Perry is considering whether to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate potential misconduct by the US Attorney's office.

Long-awaited ‘Broadview Six’ hearing could spark further scandal for US attorney’s office

Four months after the implosion of the "Broadview Six" case against Operation Midway Blitz protesters, a federal judge on Thursday is finally scheduled to hear arguments that could spark further scandal for the U.S. attorney's office.

Main DOJ's Bigfooting in Broadview 6

I made a mistake in this post, in which I described how DOJ breached its own privilege when it chose to respond to Sheri Mecklenburg pawning the decision to charge the Broadview 6 with a felony conspiracy charge off on US Attorney Boutros. I assumed that Chicago’s US Attorney’s office responded by debunking Mecklenburg — […] The post Main DOJ’s Bigfooting in Broadview 6 appeared first on emptywheel.