A clear violation of the first amendment rights of government attorneys to free speech and peaceably to assemble:
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday prohibited Justice Department attorneys from traveling to or speaking at American Bar Association events, in a memo seen by Reuters that accused the ABA of engaging in “activist causes” contrary to the government’s interest.
US Justice Dept prohibits its attorneys from participating in American Bar Association events
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday prohibited Justice Department attorneys from traveling to or speaking at American Bar Association events, in a memo seen by Reuters that accused the ABA of engaging in “activist causes” contrary to the government’s interest. “The Department is actively litigating against the ABA, yet the Department