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DOJ prosecutor's conduct could now unravel more than 100 of her cases
The Justice Department’s Problem Is Not One Bad LawyerSummary of the damageA federal prosecutor’s grand jury conduct has collapsed the Broadview Six case and may force reviews of more than 100 prosecutions going back to 2007. According to the court filings, Sheri Mecklenburg dismissed skeptical jurors, spoke with them outside formal proceedings, and leaned on her own authority to steer them toward indictment. The fallout has already ended in dismissal with prejudice, and her detail has been terminated.Power Was Never on the Side of the ProtestersThe people who held real institutional power…
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