Protester Prosecutions Unravel: A Pattern of Abuse in the Exercise of Free Speech The latest case to collapse against Chicago protesters raises disturbing questions about the government's willingness to abuse its power and silence dissenting voices.
Last week, federal prosecutors dropped all remaining charges against four individuals indicted after protesting outside a suburban Chicago immigration detention center.
This decision came after it was revealed that prosecutors had made redactions to grand jury transcripts, leading Judge April Perry to express her shock and distrust of the government's actions.