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class="Image" alt="The remaining four members of the so-called “Broadview Six&quot;: Kat Abughazaleh (from left), Michael Rabbitt, Andre Martin and Brian Straw stand together after their case was dropped during a hearing at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, Thursday, May 21, 2026. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/60f4d7e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5428x3046+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fcb%2F98%2F701fccfe4f67b390ff8cd1d0fa0a%2Fbroadviewtranscripts-260522-19.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8777de1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5428x3046+0+0/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fcb%2F98%2F701fccfe4f67b390ff8cd1d0fa0a%2Fbroadviewtranscripts-260522-19.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" 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href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-whjiyhy-l-h/" target="_blank" >Sophie Sherry</a> and <a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-whjiyhy-l-k/" target="_blank" >Jon Seidel</a></h5><p><b>'Lawfare' fund</b>: When announcing President Donald Trump’s new $1.776 billion fund for people targeted through "lawfare" in the nation’s courts, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche insisted "the machinery of government should never be weaponized against any American."&nbsp;Three days later, a federal judge in Chicago revealed an indictment against six Operation Midway Blitz protesters was the result of alleged misconduct by prosecutors that left her "incredibly shocked."</p><p><b>Test case?</b>: The defendants, known as the "Broadview Six," are largely involved in Democratic politics in Chicago.