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JUST IN: U.S. District Judge April Perry lays out her demands for federal prosecutors in Chicago as she decides how to proceed in the "Broadview Six" litigation:

MINUTE entry before the Honorable April M. Perry: Consistent with the Government's agreement that the Court would ask for evidence to aid it in making findings of fact regarding potential sanctions or criminal contempt, the Court requests that the Government produce by 10/30/2026 the following documents for ex parte in camera review: (1) all communications between September 26, 2025 and March 30, 2026 from, to, or with anyone outside of the Northern District of Illinois U.S. Attorney's Office (other than the local FBI investigators assigned to the case) regarding any investigatory or charging decisions for this case; and (2) the October 14, 2025 email sent to U.S. Attorney Boutros attaching the October 9, 2025 Grand Jury transcript and any replies to or forwards of that email. All electronic documents should be provided in native format with attachments preserved. If an email is part of an email chain, all versions of that chain must be produced, along with their attachments. Electronic records must be produced with all associated metadata (for both emails and attachments) including read receipts, delivery status, and message tracking logs. Any claims of privilege may be made in a privilege log accompanied by a legal memorandum explaining what privilege is claimed and how it applies in the context of a sanctions / contempt inquiry by the Court. At a minimum, any privilege log must identify the author, recipient, all parties who received copies of the document, the date of the document, subject, and a short summary of the document sufficient for the Court to evaluate any claim of privilege. To the extent there were oral, rather than written, communications that would be responsive to the Court's requests, the Government is asked to provide the following: (1) the people present for such communication; (2) the date, time, and length of the conversation; and (3) a certification that there was no recording or transcription made of the communication. If the communication …
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