- A Minnesota judge has ordered the Justice Department to hand over broad grand jury materials as part of a probe into possible irregularities in the Don Lemon indictment.
- The Lemon move is part of a wider trend: judges around the country have increasingly criticized or tossed cases after finding problematic grand jury practices, prompting reviews and dropped charges.
- The developments have dented DOJ credibility for some observers and are spurring new local rules and calls for more judicial oversight of grand jury proceedings.
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