After "Broadview Six" Case Falls Apart, U.S. Attorney Orders "Sweeping" Grand Jury Reforms

Chicago’s Top Federal Prosecutor Brings 'Sweeping' Grand Jury Reforms Amid 'Broadview 6' Fallout

CHICAGO — The local U.S. Attorney’s Office is instituting “sweeping internal reforms” to its handling of grand jury proceedings after a high-profile case against a group of protesters crumbled due to prosecutorial misconduct, the office announced Wednesday. Andrew Boutros, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, said the reforms are the “the most substantial and significant internal changes” the office has seen in decades, adding th…

After "Broadview Six" case falls apart, U.S. Attorney orders "sweeping" grand jury reforms

Days after dropping all charges in the "Broadview Six" case over improper grand jury handling, U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros announced new rules and training for federal prosecutors in the Northern District of Illinois.

US Attorney for Northern Dist. of IL announces 'sweeping reforms to internal grand jury practices'

As fallout continues from a dismissed federal prosecution of six people protesting ICE actions last year, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois announced "sweeping reforms to internal grand jury practices and disclosures" Wednesday.

Tainted 'Broadview 6' case cited by indicted journalist Don Lemon in bid for grand jury transcripts

Revelations from Chicago’s “Broadview Six” case are now surfacing in controversial Trump administration prosecutions across the country, as defense attorneys question whether the feds have abused the secretive grand jury process.The latest example came Wednesday, when defense attorneys for indicted journalist Don Lemon in Minnesota told a judge “the alarming pace” of federal prosecutors’ loss of trust “has reached a tipping point” — and then poi…

U.S. Attorney Announces ‘Sweeping’ Changes to Grand Jury Policies After Misconduct Allegations Rocked ‘Broadview Six’ Case

Chicago’s U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros announced “sweeping” reforms to his office’s grand jury procedures, days after allegations of prosecutorial misconduct tanked the “Broadview Six” case and sparked blowback against his office.

Op-ed | Broadview 6 debacle: Judge ‘shocked’ and ‘sickened’ by prosecutorial subversion of grand jury

Last Thursday, a federal judge in Chicago dismissed criminal charges against four defendants (two other defendants were previously dismissed) who were arrested last October during a protest outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Broadview, IL. The defendants – six progressive politicians, candidates, and activists – were part of a larger group of protesters who surrounded an ICE agent’s vehicle and pushed and scratc…