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Reuters: US Justice Dept prohibits its attorneys from participating in American Bar Association events

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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

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Reuters: US Marshals were mobilized to warn fired DOJ lawyer over congressional testimony, attorney says

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Sending out armed thugs to intimidate a former employee at his home to remain mum! 🙁

The U.S. Justice Department sent armed U.S. Marshals to deliver a letter warning a fired career pardon attorney about testifying to congressional Democrats, her lawyer said in a letter seen by Reuters on Monday.

“This highly unusual step of directing armed law enforcement officers to the home of a former Department of Justice employee who has engaged in no misconduct, let alone criminal conduct, simply to deliver a letter, is both unprecedented and completely inappropriate,” Michael Bromwich, a lawyer representing fired pardon attorney Liz Oyer, wrote to the Justice Department.’

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Oyer has since told various media outlets that her firing came shortly after she declined to recommend restoring gun rights to actor Mel Gibson, a supporter of President Donald Trump.

US Marshals were mobilized to warn fired DOJ lawyer over congressional testimony, attorney says
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department sent armed U.S. Marshals to deliver a letter warning a fired career pardon attorney about testifying to congressional Democrats, her lawyer said in a letter seen by Reuters on Monday. “This highly unusual step of directing armed law enforcement officers to the home of a former Department of Justice employee who has engaged in no

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