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The Don Lemon case is under review. It has not been dismissed.
A federal judge ordered the Justice Department to provide grand-jury records while considering Lemon's challenge to his indictment. The review is unusual, but it is not a dismissal.
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What happened
The judge requested normally secret grand-jury material to examine claims that prosecutors used irregular procedures or misstated facts and law.
What is pending
The court is deciding whether any alleged misconduct justifies disclosure or dismissal. No charge was dismissed by this review order.
The case
Lemon pleaded not guilty to federal civil-rights charges tied to his coverage of a January protest at a Minnesota church. He says he was reporting, not participating.