Department leadership has fired hundreds of employees without notice or a merit-based reason, despite decades-old laws that prevent this from happening.
At stake in the cases below is the future of a government powered by experts in their fields instead of loyalists. Congress passed civil service protections because the country wanted to move away from the spoils system of the 19th century – where hiring was based on patronage instead of merit, and corruption and inefficiency ran rampant.
It’s only because of these courageous employees – many of whom are represented by attorneys in Justice Connection’s Legal Network – that the administration’s lawless attacks on DOJ’s workforce are being challenged in court. Those employees are fighting to preserve the constitutionality of laws that ensure we have a professional, apolitical civil service that’s helped our country thrive.
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Pardon Attorney
1:26-cv-03092
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Prosecutor
1:26-cv-2885
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Immigration Judge
8:26-cv-03199
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Prosecutor
1:26-cv-25321
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Immigration Judge
3:26-cv-07624
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Immigration Judge
1:26-cv-12194
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Immigration Judge
1:26-cv-05157
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Immigration Judge
3:26-cv-03965
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Immigration Judge
26-01575
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Immigration Judge
1:25-cv-04170
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Prosecutor
1:25-cv-04111
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Prosecutor
1:25-cv-07625
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Prosecutor
1:25-cv-02409
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
