Feds Question ‘Broadview 6’ Judge’s Authority as Clash over Top Prosecutor’s Testimony Inches Closer

Judge in Broadview 6 case smacks down top DOJ official

U.S. District Judge April Perry is clashing with top Justice Department official Stanley Woodward as she tries to sort through a scandal that has erupted amid the Broadview Six case. The existing Broadview Six case is over. It was about six officials and activists who were arrested outside of the Broadview immigration detention center outside of Chicago. The case against those individuals has been dismissed, but Judge Perry is now investigating …

Feds question 'Broadview 6' judge's authority as clash over top prosecutor's testimony inches closer

Chicago’s Dirksen Federal Courthouse took a step further into unprecedented territory Tuesday. A judge clearly doesn’t believe what Chicago U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros told her about the “Broadview Six” case, but Justice Department officials suggest there’s little she can do about it.

DOJ claims ‘Broadview Six’ communications are off-limits in judge’s inquiry

A top Justice Department official told a federal judge in Chicago on Monday that communications with local prosecutors about the controversial "Broadview Six" case are privileged and off-limits to her ongoing inquiry into alleged misconduct.

Feds question ‘Broadview 6’ judge’s authority as clash over top prosecutor’s testimony inches closer

The Justice Department on Tuesday questioned the authority of a federal judge to hold a “mini-trial” over the wreckage of Chicago’s “Broadview Six” case, further signaling a likely challenge before the judge can put U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros on the witness stand. Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward also raised the possibility that Boutros and other federal prosecutors might invoke their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination…