Chicago AUSA William Hogan claimed he redacted the Broadview 6 grand jury transcripts to limit them to legal instruction. But he hid one of the most problematic bits of legal instruction in the transcripts, one that goes to the core of the First Amendment problem with the prosecution.

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The grand jury transcripts from the Broadview 6 case do more than show the misconduct was worse even than Judge April Perry said. They reveal how flimsy were Sheri Mecklenburg's excuses for charging 6 prominent Democrats rather than more obstructive protestors.

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Democrats should do more than refuse to reauthorize FISA 702 until Trump pulls his bid to put Bill Pulte in charge of the Office of Director of National Intelligence. Todd Blanche's history of lying and weaponization makes him patently unqualified to certify FISA certifications, whether for individual FISA orders or 702.

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A federal judge in Tennessee dismissed a criminal indictment Friday against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a 30-year-old man living in Maryland who was wrongly deported to El Salvador last year, calling the prosecution “vindictive and selective.”

NASHVILLE — The lead federal prosecutor in the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia took on an unusual role Thursday: Seated on the witness stand, Rob McGuire defended the federal government against allegations it was vindictively prosecuting a man whose high-profile fight against wrongful deportation embarrassed the Trump administration. For more than two hours, McGuire […]