Jason Meisner has covered the federal courts beat since 2013, writing about political corruption, terrorism and gang racketeering. In 2018, he was part of the Tribune's award-winning team covering the historic murder trial of Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke.
The U.S. attorney in Chicago has been tasked by the DOJ with leading a criminal investigation into a nonprofit that helped fund some legal costs for E. Jean Carroll.
An attorney for the "Broadview Six" protesters told a federal judge Tuesday he has "reason to believe" that U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros had personal contact with the grand jury.
A federal judge has taken the highly unusual step to order prosecutors and their supervisors into court Thursday to explain why they redacted portions of grand jury transcripts in the...
A federal judge on Monday said she will review unredacted grand jury transcripts in the politically charged "Broadview Six" case against Operation Midway Blitz protesters.
Immigration advocacy groups on Wednesday filed tort claims against the Department of Homeland Security over a controversial raid in a South Shore apartment building.