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Jul 14, 2025 DOJ Federal Programs unit lawyers resigned en masse from department Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
Nearly two-thirds of career lawyers defending administration policy quit, an internal signal that legal staff saw ongoing executive actions as constitutionally indefensible.
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- Two-thirds of DOJ Federal Programs lawyers resign — Nearly two-thirds of the lawyers in the Department of Justice's Federal Programs unit, responsible for defending Trump administration policies in court, have quit. One departing lawyer told Reuters that many joined the unit to defend constitutional systems but could not participate in "the project of tearing it down." The resignations reflect internal DOJ opposition to the administration's legal positions.
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Week 26 – 2025-07-12–2025-07-18
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