News & Updates

New US Justice Department policy cracks down on social media posts

Reuters, Apr. 15, 2025

Featured quote from Stacey Young: "The new policy represents another unwarranted attack on DOJ employees - one that stifles their free speech in their private lives and creates new ways for the administration to oust career public servants who don't toe the party line."

YouTube admits error in removal of Justice Connection's channel

The Washington Post, Apr. 10, 2025

Google wrongly labeled Justice Connection's Fox News ad as "misinformation” and removed our YouTube page. Google denied our appeal with no explanation until The Washington Post reached out for comment.

Justice Connection founder Stacey Young testifies in Congress

Justice Connection, Apr. 9, 2025

Justice Connection founder and executive director Stacey Young testified about ongoing attacks on the Justice Department’s workforce before members of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees in a hearing on “Restoring Accountability: Exposing Trump’s Attacks on the Rule of Law.”

Fired U.S. pardon attorney complains of intimidation tactics ahead of testimony in 'shadow hearing'

NBC News, Apr. 7, 2025

"Democratic members of Congress are set to spotlight Justice Department employees who resigned or were fired in recent months. Also at the hearing will be Stacey Young, a Justice Department veteran who launched the group Justice Connection to support department employees who were fired or resigned."

Justice Dept. lawyers are struggling to defend Trump’s policies in court

The New York Times, Apr. 7, 2025

"'Justice Department attorneys are being put in an impossible position: Obey the president, or uphold their ethical duty to the court and the Constitution,' said Stacey Young."

Justice Department places attorney who struggled to explain Maryland man's deportation on leave

NBC News, Apr. 5, 2025

"The head of Justice Connection, a network of former Justice Department employees, defended Reuveni, saying in a statement that he has 'defended his clients with great skill and integrity — never as a loyalist or partisan, but because he believes in the rule of law.'"

White House firing of a career prosecutor pulls Justice Department under ever-closer control

NBC News, Apr. 2, 2025

“'The White House firing career prosecutors for doing their jobs is likely unprecedented,' Young told NBC News. 'It’s also the very weaponization this administration pretends to oppose.'”

White House abruptly fires career Justice Department prosecutors in latest norm-shattering move.

AP, Mar. 31, 2025

Quote from Justice Connection's Stacey Young: "The integrity of our legal system and the independence of DOJ requires that laws are enforced impartially, which cannot happen when the White House fires career prosecutors to advance a political agenda."

A new grassroots group is offering free therapy for federal workers

Axios, Mar. 25, 2025

Axios featured Justice Connection's mental health resources, including its provider list provided to DOJ employees, in a story about therapists offering free mental health support to federal employees.

As DOJ employees fear what comes next, alums form group to help

ABA Journal, Mar. 25, 2025

ABA on formation of Justice Connection: "The goal is to have an 'army of alumni from the largest law firm in the world' prepared to help DOJ employees through the complex federal employment appeals process when they are fired, demoted or face other related issues."

News Coverage of Justice Connection's Open Letter from Former Federal Prosecutors

Justice Connection, Mar. 10-11, 2025

Our open letter in support of DOJ prosecutors was covered by the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Associated Press, ABC, CBS, Axios, and others.

Trump DOJ Assigns Sensitive Ethics Powers to Political Aides

Bloomberg Law, Feb. 16, 2025

“'Transferring the authority over ethics and employee discipline from a career stalwart like Brad Weinsheimer to partisan loyalists could further expose employees to political retribution, and exacerbate the culture of fear at the Department,' said Stacey Young, who resigned after 18 years as a DOJ attorney Jan. 31 to launch Justice Connection."

How Trump’s Sweeping Expulsions Have Thrown the FBI Into Chaos

The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 5, 2025

"Trump administration officials have 'declared war on their own workforce,' said Stacey Young, a litigator in the Justice Department’s civil rights division who resigned last month and set up an outside group, Justice Connection, to help employees navigate the workplace confusion."

Former DOJ Lawyer Starts Group to Defend Government Employees Under Attack

NPR, Feb. 6, 2025

"A veteran Justice Department lawyer has left the agency and is starting a new group to help advise and defend government lawyers under attack from the new administration."

Stacey Young's Statement to the House Committee on the Judiciary

House Committee on the Judiciary, Jan. 31, 2024

Justice Connection's founder provides statement to the House Committee on the Judiciary during the Democratic briefing, titled "Rights, Resources, and Recourses for DOJ Employees Targeted by the Trump Administration."

I’m a Federal Employee. This Is What We Need Most in the Trump Era.

The New York Times, Jan. 12, 2025

Justice Connection's Executive Director, Stacey Young, publishes a call to action in The New York Times days before the inauguration.

Statement: Granting DOGE Access to Immigration Records Poses Severe Privacy Risks

Justice Connection, Apr. 22, 2025

Justice Connection issues statement in response to a recent Washington Post article about Justice Department leadership granting DOGE access to confidential records kept by the nation’s immigration court system.

Justice Connection Responds to DOJ Suspension of Erez Reuveni

Justice Connection, Apr. 6, 2025

Justice Connection founder and executive director Stacey Young issued a statement in response to the Justice Department’s suspension of Erez Reuveni, the acting deputy director of the department’s Office of Immigration Litigation.

Statement on DOJ’s Possible Exposure of Victim and Witness Identities in Release of Epstein Files

Justice Connection, Mar. 22, 2025

Statement from Justice Connection member Kristina Rose, former director of DOJ's Office for Victims of Crime, in response to story from WSJ: “FBI Pushes to Release Epstein Files With Some Details on Victims, Witnesses Left In.”

Justice Connection Responds to Attacks on DOJ Employees

Justice Connection, Mar. 10, 2025

In the five weeks since Justice Connection launched, attacks against our former Department of Justice colleagues have been reckless, swift, and devastating. Here are some of the ways we’ve already provided vital support.