DOJ’s answer to mass departures: transfer experienced AUSAs away from their offices to prop up the districts they’ve hollowed out. Here’s a better way to improve retention: stop firing people, quit ordering lawyers to violate their legal and ethical responsibilities, and start

More than 300 former federal prosecutors and civil rights attorneys just sent DOJ a clear message: stop obstructing MN’s investigators in the Good and Pretti killings. What's happening is a dangerous break from DOJ norms and a threat to the rule of law. axios.com/2026/02/04/min…

DOJ is crushing career staff under leadership’s chaos. Julie Le was pulled in to help carry an impossible load. Her pleas in federal court represent an entire DOJ stretched to the brink. If you are at DOJ and need mental health support, reach out. thejusticeconnection.org/mental-health-…

"This admin asked [prosecutors] to violate their legal and ethical responsibilities," our executive director told CBS News. "The loss of institutional knowledge & expertise will destabilize the USAO, leaving Minnesotans' safety & rights less protected.” cbsnews.com/news/minnesota…

Federal workers deserve more civil service protection, not less. Schedule F was outrageous when proposed under Trump 1.0, and the now-final Schedule P/C is even worse. Under the rule, thousands of DOJ employees can be fired at will and they’ll lose the ability to blow the

In a new Substack post, former AUSA Andrew Tessman reflects on the recent departures from DOJ following the tragedies in MN, and what they reveal about the moral courage it takes to live up to the oath of office — even when it comes at great personal cost. justiceconnection.substack.com/p/honoring-car…

The admin's "flood the zone" strategy makes it hard to keep up with attacks on DOJ and the rule of law. Malfeasance in MN. DOJ resignations. Chair Powell subpoenaed. FBI raids GA election office. That's why we built the DOJ Tracker. Catch up on January: justiceconnection.substack.com/p/doj-tracker-…

Jeremiah Johnson was one of more than 100 immigration judges fired under Trump. DOJ is now recruiting “deportation judges” to replace them. In this Substack, Johnson details how judges are told to prioritize removal numbers over due process. justiceconnection.substack.com/p/immigration-…

As our executive director, Stacey Young, told NBC, the Weaponization Working Group is the “starkest example of this administration’s hypocrisy” as DOJ goes after the president’s political enemies “more than any administration in the department’s history.”  nbcnews.com/politics/justi…

“Never has there been a Congress that has been such a weak and ineffective check on a president’s abuses of power,” said J.P. Cooney, who was the top deputy to Jack Smith and is set to announce a run today. nytimes.com/2026/02/11/us/…

The rule of law only works if the government respects court orders.  Threatening to put DOJ attorneys in contempt should be a last resort, and the fact that Minnesota judges have had to do it repeatedly is alarming. cnn.com/2026/02/10/pol…

AG Bondi's description of DOJ’s core mission at her hearing included the “rule of law” and “keeping the country safe.” She neglected to mention protecting civil rights, DOJ’s third co-equal priority. You don’t promote equal justice by leaving civil rights off the agenda.

The Department of Justice’s legal judgments must be impartial and insulated from political influence. By calling Donald Trump “the greatest president in American history,” AG Bondi made clear who’s really calling the shots at DOJ.

A timely reminder for the AG: The First Amendment protects against government interference with the free exercise of religion — it doesn't create a freestanding “right to worship at a particular place” enforceable against private actors. justiceconnection.substack.com/p/prosecuting-…

Bondi says she doesn't know why Jack Smith authorized $20k to pay a confidential source -- even though Smith testified in public that they paid a sedition hunters group to held ID faces of J6 rioters.

Upstanding AG's respond to Congressional oversight with facts, not ad hominem attacks. AG Bondi’s lack of decorum at today’s hearing demeans the office and further undermines trust in DOJ’s independence.

“You’re a washed-up loser lawyer. You’re not even a lawyer.” I worked with Pam Bondi when she was in Tallahassee, but this conduct is disgraceful and not befitting the Attorney General of the United States, regardless of the questions being asked. theguardian.com/us-news/2026/f…

Today, MN AG Ellison told the Senate that Minnesota still hasn’t gotten access to key evidence in the Good and Pretti cases. Former Minnesota federal & local prosecutor, Drew Winter, breaks it down: DOJ can’t regain credibility while shutting out state & local law enforcement.

The FBI is refusing to share evidence in the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. This admin is insisting on investigating itself behind closed doors. Cutting out MN investigators will further erode public trust in DOJ & these investigations. cbsnews.com/minnesota/news…

Demands for voter rolls. Voting Rights Act cases dropped. Personal voter data shared across agencies. In Justice Connection’s latest Substack, former DOJ voting rights attorney Elizabeth Ryan details how the department is abandoning voting protections: open.substack.com/pub/justicecon…