The Trump administration’s aggressive efforts to enact major elements of its agenda have led to a series of courtroom clashes between increasingly skeptical judges and the beleaguered lawyers responsible for defending the government’s positions, which some have come to see as indefensible.
Defending Trump Policies in Court Leads to Criticism, Doubt and Punishment
Source: New York Times |
Author: Devlin Barrett and Glenn Thrush |
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Inside the Justice Department’s civil division, lawyers are squeezed between judges demanding answers and bosses’ instructions to protect the Trump agenda at all costs.
Summary
Defending Trump Policies in Court Leads to Criticism, Doubt and Punishment. Inside the Justice Department’s civil division, lawyers are squeezed between judges demanding answers and bosses’ instructions to protect the Trump agenda at all costs.
