"“The suit is part of an effort by the Trump administration to push back on ethics investigations into federal government lawyers.”"
"“It was less than two weeks after Todd Blanche took on his role of deputy attorney general in March 2025 when the Justice Department's top ethics lawyer delivered some straightforward yet inconvenient news: His recusal from legal cases that involved President Donald Trump in his personal capacity was necessary.”"
"“The official conducting the briefing, Joseph Tirrell, handed Blanche and his then-top deputy Emil Bove, who was also in the conference room, a printed PowerPoint presentation on ethics, according to a former senior Justice ethics official who described the meeting to CNN.”"
"“A three-judge panel showed few sign”"
Coverage includes a DOJ lawsuit that escalates a dispute over discipline for Trump, framed as an effort by the Trump administration to push back on ethics investigations into federal government lawyers. Another report describes Acting AG Todd Blanche being told to recuse from Justice Department matters involving Trump in his personal capacity, with the briefing occurring less than two weeks after he took on the deputy attorney general role. A separate report notes an appeals court panel showing skepticism toward Trump orders targeting law firms. The updates are presented as weekly legal ethics headlines, alongside notes about meetings and travel connected to legal education and admission to the bar and an American Law Institute annual meeting.
Read at Above the Law
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