トランプ政権で米国恩赦担当弁護士を務めるエド・マーティン氏が、ジョージタウン大学ロースクールの多様性プログラムをめぐり同校に対し制裁を脅かしたとして倫理違反で告発された。D.C.弁護士会の懲戒担当者も、彼が自身の行為に関する捜査に裁判官らが介入するよう不適切に圧力をかけたと主張している。これらの主張は、カリフォルニア州の退職判事からの苦情に基づく。
エド・マーティン氏は、以前にワシントンD.C.の暫定米国検事および政権の「weaponization」対策を主導した人物で、政府高官としての行動に関連する複数の倫理違反の訴追に直面している。
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The U.S. Justice Department has proposed a regulation that would require state bar authorities to pause investigative steps against current or former DOJ attorneys for alleged ethics violations tied to their federal duties while the department conducts its own review. The proposal, published as a notice of proposed rulemaking on March 5, 2026, cites the McDade Amendment as its legal basis and says the change is needed amid what it describes as increasingly politicized bar complaints.
Almost two months after unveiling a proposed rule on March 5 to let the attorney general review ethics complaints against DOJ attorneys before state bar action, the Justice Department faces intensifying debate. With Pam Bondi out as attorney general and Todd Blanche acting in the role, officials cite rising politically motivated filings—citing cases involving Bondi, Ed Martin and Drew Ensign—while critics decry it as undermining state oversight and the McDade-Murtha Amendment.
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Lawyers Defending American Democracy, joined by former White House lawyer Ty Cobb, filed an ethics complaint with the D.C. Bar against DOJ Deputy Assistant Attorney General Drew Ensign. The group accuses Ensign of making false statements to U.S. District Judge James Boasberg during a hearing on Alien Enemies Act deportations. The complaint stems from a mid-March 2025 emergency order that the government allegedly ignored.
Francisco Mena, a resident of North Richland Hills, Texas, faces federal charges for online threats against President Donald Trump and ICE officers. His lawyers have filed a motion to dismiss, arguing the statements are hyperbolic and protected under the First Amendment. The case highlights debates over online speech and true threats.
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The California Supreme Court has disbarred lawyer John Eastman, a key figure in former President Donald Trump's efforts to challenge the 2020 election results. The court denied petitions for review from both Eastman and the State Bar of California, upholding lower court recommendations. Eastman must now notify clients and pay sanctions.
The Justice Department has reversed its course and vowed to appeal a decision involving four major law firms. These firms had challenged President Trump's punitive executive orders. The move comes after an initial effort to abandon the appeal was withdrawn.
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President Trump has pardoned at least 15 former elected officials and co-conspirators convicted of corruption offenses since returning to office. The moves coincide with deep cuts to the Justice Department's Public Integrity Section.