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May 29, 2026 Judge April Perry dismissed Chicago protest charges after finding prosecutorial misconduct with grand jurors Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
A federal judge exposed and remedied prosecutorial manipulation of a grand jury targeting protesters, including a congressional candidate, checking abuse of prosecutorial power.
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- Federal judge dismisses charges against Chicago protest defendants due to prosecutorial misconduct — U.S. District Judge April Perry dismissed charges against six people, including a Democratic congressional candidate, who were indicted for interfering with a federal agent and conspiring to interfere with a federal agent at a protest at a detention facility. Judge Perry discovered that prosecutors had conducted ex parte communications with individual grand jurors, removed jurors who refused to indict, overstated evidence strength, and then redacted transcripts to hide these actions. Perry stated she had never witnessed such prosecutorial behavior in hundreds of grand jury transcripts.
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Week 71 – 2026-05-23–2026-05-29
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