Legal Opinion
American Bar Association v. U.S. Department of Justice
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 14, 2025No. Civil Action No. 2025-1263Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 25-cv-1263 (CRC) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Last month, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum prohibiting all Department of Justice (“DOJ”) lawyers from participating in events sponsored by the American Bar Association (“ABA”) on official time. The reason, Blanche candidly explained, was that the ABA had recently joined a lawsuit against the Trump Administration. The next day, DOJ cancelled a series of grants with the ABA that…
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