Jake Bleiberg, reporter, Dallas, and Mike Balsamo, Justice Department reporter, Washington, for discovering that a 2018 Supreme Court case had impeded the Justice Department’s ability to charge minors with supporting terrorist groups. Bleiberg was curious why an FBI investigation of a teen plotting an Islamic State-inspired shooting was prosecuted by local Texas officials. He and Balsamo exposed the loophole created by a SCOTUS ruling in a non-terrorism case that could prevent minors from facing federal charges for supporting international terrorism.
Submission Links
https://bit.ly/2JlSqiwRelated articles
