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Nonilex<p>4 fmr <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> lawyers told Reuters some attorneys in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalPrograms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalPrograms</span></a> Branch left over policy differences w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, but many had served in the first Trump admin &amp; viewed their role as defending the govt regardless of the party in power.</p><p>The 4 lawyers who left said they feared Trump admin policies to dismantle certain <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalAgencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalAgencies</span></a> &amp; claw back <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a> appeared to violate the US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> or were enacted without following processes that were more defensible in court.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/judiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>judiciary</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>"They have to be willing to advocate on behalf of their clients &amp; not fear the political fallout," said Mike Davis, head of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ArticleIIIProject" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArticleIIIProject</span></a>, a pro-<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> legal advocacy group, referring to the role of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> lawyers in defending the admin's policies.</p><p>People who have worked in the section expect the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalPrograms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalPrograms</span></a> Branch to play an important role in the Trump admin's attempts to capitalize on a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> ruling limiting the ability of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/judges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>judges</span></a> to block its policies nationwide.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/judiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>judiciary</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>In its broad overhaul of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a>, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin has fired or sidelined dozens of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lawyers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lawyers</span></a> who specialize in prosecuting <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> cases &amp; publicly encouraged departures from the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a> Division.</p><p>But the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalPrograms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalPrograms</span></a> Branch, which defends challenges to White House &amp; federal agency policies in federal trial courts, remains critical to its agenda.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lawless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lawless</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/felon47" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>felon47</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/judiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>judiciary</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RuleOfLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RuleOfLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>constitution</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Three of them said some career lawyers feared they would be pressured to misrepresent <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/facts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>facts</span></a> or <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> issues in court, a violation of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> rules that could lead to professional <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/sanctions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sanctions</span></a>.</p><p>…Some turnover in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalPrograms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalPrograms</span></a> Branch is common between presidential administrations, but the 7 sources described the number of people quitting as highly unusual.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lawless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lawless</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/felon47" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>felon47</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/judiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>judiciary</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RuleOfLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RuleOfLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>constitution</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Reuters spoke to 4 former <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lawyers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lawyers</span></a> in the unit &amp; 3 other people familiar with the departures who said some staffers had grown demoralized &amp; exhausted defending an onslaught of lawsuits against the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin.</p><p>"Many of these people came to work at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalPrograms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalPrograms</span></a> to defend aspects of our constitutional system," said one lawyer who left the unit during Trump's 2nd term. "How could they participate in the project of tearing it down?"</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lawless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lawless</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/felon47" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>felon47</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/judiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>judiciary</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RuleOfLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RuleOfLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>constitution</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>69 of the roughly 110 lawyers in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalPrograms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalPrograms</span></a> Branch have voluntarily left the unit since <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s election in November or have announced plans to leave, according to the list compiled by former <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> lawyers &amp; reviewed by Reuters.</p><p>The tally has not been previously reported. Using court records &amp; LinkedIn accounts, Reuters was able to verify the departure of all but 4 names on the list.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lawless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lawless</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/felon47" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>felon47</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/judiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>judiciary</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RuleOfLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RuleOfLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>constitution</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1927147/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1927147/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Executive order removing environmental justice tool creates challenges for homebuyers <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AirQuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirQuality</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CommunitySafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunitySafety</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DataAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataAccess</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DataPreservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataPreservation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EJScreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EJScreen</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnvironmentalAdvocacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalAdvocacy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnvironmentalData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalData</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnvironmentalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalJustice</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnvironmentalPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnvironmentalStewardship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalStewardship</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrder</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FederalPrograms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalPrograms</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HazardousWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HazardousWaste</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>houston</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>local</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PublicEnvironmentalDataPartners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicEnvironmentalDataPartners</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SuperfundSites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SuperfundSites</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAdministration</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1903581/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1903581/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> USDA cuts over $1 billion in funding for schools, local food purchases <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>america</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FederalPrograms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalPrograms</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FoodBanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodBanks</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LocalFoodPurchaseAssistanceCooperativeAgreementProgram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LocalFoodPurchaseAssistanceCooperativeAgreementProgram</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PresidentDonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PresidentDonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SchoolNutritionAssociation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SchoolNutritionAssociation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S.AgricultureDepartment <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesOfAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USTopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USTopics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USANews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USANews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a></p>