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Justice Connection Video Featuring Jack Smith and Other DOJ Alumni Urges Americans to Speak Up for Justice
Justice Connection Video Featuring Jack Smith and Other DOJ Alumni Urges Americans to Speak Up for Justice
October 15, 2025Justice Connection released a video calling on all Americans to join thousands of Justice Department alumni who are speaking up for justice – before it’s too late. “The department is facing an existential crisis,” says Stacey Young, executive director and founder of Justice Connection, in the video. “The current administration…
Justice Connection Raises DOJ Voices Through Substack
Justice Connection Raises DOJ Voices Through Substack
October 10, 2025Justice Connection today launched a new platform for DOJ alumni to speak out about the administration’s attacks on the department through Substack at https://justiceconnection.substack.com. “Nobody understands what’s happening to the Justice Department better than people who’ve worked there,” said Stacey Young, executive director and founder of Justice Connection. “In this…
Nearly 300 Recent DOJ Employees Issue Call to Fight for the Justice Department
Nearly 300 Recent DOJ Employees Issue Call to Fight for the Justice Department
October 6, 2025Justice Connection Memorializes Employee Farewell Letters on Its Website Justice Connection today released a letter signed by almost 300 recent career Justice Department employees urgently calling on all Americans to fight for the department before it’s too late. The letter comes a day before Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before…
Statement: Senators Should Push for a Qualified Leader of the FBI
Statement: Senators Should Push for a Qualified Leader of the FBI
September 15, 2025Stacey Young, executive director and founder of Justice Connection, released the following statement: "We need an FBI Director who has the experience to lead the FBI and the trust of his workforce, and Kash Patel has proven he has neither. Senators from both sides of the aisle should make that…
Justice Connection Mental Health Network: A Safe Place for DOJ Employees Experiencing Trauma
Justice Connection Mental Health Network: A Safe Place for DOJ Employees Experiencing Trauma
September 15, 2025Justice Connection released a video today highlighting the mental health network available to current and recent Justice Department employees who need help recovering from the emotional and psychological harm they are experiencing. “We hear from employees who are afraid - afraid of being fired, afraid of where to draw the line, afraid…
Justice Connection’s Campaign to Derail Emil Bove’s Elevation to The Third Circuit
Justice Connection’s Campaign to Derail Emil Bove’s Elevation to The Third Circuit
September 12, 2025President Trump’s nomination of Emil Bove – his former personal defense attorney – for a seat on one of the highest courts in the land sent shockwaves through DOJ’s workforce. During his short tenure as a senior political appointee, Bove disgraced the department by ordering the termination of over a…
Filling the Immigration Courts with Temporary, Unqualified Attorneys as Judges Will Undermine the Integrity of the Immigration Court System
Filling the Immigration Courts with Temporary, Unqualified Attorneys as Judges Will Undermine the Integrity of the Immigration Court System
September 9, 2025Recent actions by the Trump Administration to replace qualified immigration judges with temporarily designated military attorneys raise serious concerns about judicial independence and due process for individuals navigating the immigration system. On August 28, DOJ’s Executive Office for Immigration Review, which administers the nation’s immigration courts, eliminated virtually all qualification requirements…
Justice Connection Legal Network: Crucial Lifeline to DOJ Employees Under Attack
Justice Connection Legal Network: Crucial Lifeline to DOJ Employees Under Attack
August 20, 2025The Justice Connection Legal Network has proven to be a crucial lifeline to Justice Department employees since its launch two months ago. With the attacks on the workforce steadily increasing, Justice Connection is seeking to expand its one-of-a-kind network to ensure every targeted employee can receive full-service, pro bono representation by alumni…
Justice Connection Highlights Danger of Defunding ATF
Justice Connection Highlights Danger of Defunding ATF
August 13, 2025Justice Connection released a video highlighting how the Trump Administration’s proposed defunding of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) will make our country less safe. The video features Pam Hicks, who served as ATF’s chief counsel until she was terminated by Attorney General Pam Bondi in February 2025 after…
Justice Connection Releases Video Featuring New Advisory Committee Member Michael Feinberg
Justice Connection Releases Video Featuring New Advisory Committee Member Michael Feinberg
August 5, 2025Justice Connection today released a video featuring its new advisory committee member Michael Feinberg, a special agent from the FBI who after nearly 16 years at the bureau was pushed out for being friends with someone on FBI Director Kash Patel’s enemies list. “The fact that an FBI Director would even have an enemies…
Statement on Emil Bove’s Confirmation to Third Circuit
Statement on Emil Bove’s Confirmation to Third Circuit
August 1, 2025Stacey Young, executive director and founder of Justice Connection, issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted 50-49 to confirm Emil Bove to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit: Emil Bove has been the enforcer of many of the attacks on DOJ and its employees. By confirming his nomination the…
Justice Connection Urges Republican Senators to Meet New Whistleblower Before Bove Final Vote
Justice Connection Urges Republican Senators to Meet New Whistleblower Before Bove Final Vote
July 25, 2025Statement from Peter Carr, spokesman for Justice Connection: "A new whistleblower, whose disclosures have not been publicized, has strong evidence that Emil Bove was not truthful to the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing for his nomination to serve on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. The whistleblower has…
