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A federal judge today said she’ll hear high-stakes oral arguments next week in the controversial “Broadview Six” case against a group of immigration-enforcement protesters, including whether to order further inquiry into prosecutorial misconduct and the appointment of special counsel to investigate potential contempt charges.
After more than four months of back-and-forth briefs, U.S. District Judge April Perry set arguments in the case for 1 p.m. on Oct. 1. She could rule from the bench at that hearing, but it’s more likely she’d take her time and issue a written ruling at a later date.
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