"Justice Department Struggles Under Weight of Immigration Crackdown; Current and former prosecutors say they can relate to the government lawyer who told judge she was overwhelmed": Sadie Gurman and Hannah Critchfield of The Wall Street Journal have this report."
""A Revolt Inside Paul Weiss Over the Epstein Files Took Down Brad Karp; Latest batch of Epstein emails prompted partners to push elite law firm's leader from chairman role": Cara Lombardo, Lauren Thomas, and Erin Mulvaney of The Wall Street Journal have this report."
""Failure to Alert Judge to Press Law for Reporter Search Draws Ethical Scrutiny; The Justice Department may have violated a candor rule by not disclosing a 1980 law when seeking a warrant for a Washington Post reporter's home": Charlie Savage of The New York Times has this report."
""Goldstein Jury Told He Admitted to Understating Debt to Get Loan": Holly Barker of Bloomberg Law has this report."
The Justice Department is strained by a surge in immigration prosecutions that has left prosecutors and government lawyers overwhelmed. Partners at Paul Weiss pushed the firm chairman from his role after new Epstein-related emails sparked an internal revolt. The Department of Justice has reframed historical arguments on birthright citizenship for justices in pending litigation. The DOJ faces ethical scrutiny for failing to disclose a 1980 press law when seeking a warrant for a Washington Post reporter. A jury heard that Goldstein admitted understating debt to obtain a loan. These developments reveal mounting institutional, ethical, and legal pressures across government and private practice.
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