"The administration's lawyers have already been caught lying or otherwise misleading tribunals across the country. They have signed off on defying court orders. They've breached basic rules of prosecutorial responsibility. Expansive conceptions of immunity mean there is no other recourse to hold these lawyers accountable other than for the state officials to hold these lawyers to their professional and ethical responsibilities."
"The Department of Justice understands that the profession itself is the last remaining check on its lawlessness. That's why Pam Bondi just proposed a rule to circumvent clear statutory text and block state bar authorities from investigating any current OR FORMER government lawyer. Under the proposed rule, Bondi can unilaterally stop a state from probing a government lawyer's ethical breaches and prevent that investigation indefinitely."
Above the Law is hosting a bracket competition to determine which Trump administration lawyer most deserves bar discipline. The publication previously called for licensing authorities to pursue discipline against administration lawyers for lying to tribunals, defying court orders, and breaching prosecutorial responsibility rules. The Department of Justice, through Pam Bondi, has proposed a rule allowing the federal government to block state bar authorities from investigating current or former government lawyers' ethical breaches indefinitely. This proposed rule would prevent states from holding government lawyers accountable through their professional licensing systems. The competition invites readers to vote in polls to identify which administration lawyer most warrants disciplinary action.
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