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Suzanne Monyak
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Reporter covering federal courts + justice @ Bloomberg Law. Get in touch: [email protected], suzannemonyak.59 on Signal
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Seth Stern @sethstern.bsky.social · 14d
The recent uptick in threats has heightened concerns around well-being and prompted new efforts to address it, including roundtables and support networks for federal judges, steps former judges say are long overdue, @suzannemonyak.bsky.social reports

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Judges’ Mental Well-Being Gets New Attention as Threats Rise
After a day of sentencing criminal defendants, Judge Lee Yeakel made a ritual of replaying each hearing in his head and worry whether he’d gotten them right.
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Seth Stern @sethstern.bsky.social · 16d
At least a third of senior career leaders have left the Justice Department since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, taking with them centuries of combined expertise, according to a Bloomberg Law analysis by @suzannemonyak.bsky.social

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Justice Department Loses a Third of Career Leaders Under Trump
At least a third of senior career leaders have left the Justice Department since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, taking with them centuries of combined expertise, according to a Blo...
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Ben Penn @benjaminpenn.bsky.social · 23d
News: Trump's planned nominee for US attorney in Eastern VA, Lindsey Halligan, arrives today as interim chief prosecutor. She's sworn in by Bondi to get to work in an office under pressure to indict Tish James. w/ @suzannemonyak.bsky.social news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...
Halligan Sworn In as Top Prosecutor in Eastern Virginia
Lindsey Halligan has been sworn in as interim US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, two days after another conservative lawyer was installed to lead the office in an acting capacity.
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Ben Penn @benjaminpenn.bsky.social · 27d
Scoop: Trump DOJ departs from protocols that prevented politicized civil rights hiring to restock a depleted division. At least two new hires were removed or suspended from prior prosecutor jobs while facing complaints. With @suzannemonyak.bsky.social:
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Trump DOJ Said to Unwind Apolitical Civil Rights Career Hiring
The Justice Department is consolidating civil rights attorney hiring authority with a handful of Trump-aligned supervisors, departing from practices that were designed to avoid politicization, accordi...
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Seth Stern @sethstern.bsky.social · 27d
EXCLUSIVE: The Justice Department is consolidating civil rights attorney hiring authority with a handful of supervisors, departing from practices that were designed to avoid politicization, @benjaminpenn.bsky.social and @suzannemonyak.bsky.social report

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Trump DOJ Said to Unwind Apolitical Civil Rights Career Hiring
The Justice Department is consolidating civil rights attorney hiring authority with a handful of Trump-aligned supervisors, departing from practices that were designed to avoid politicization, accordi...
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Seth Stern @sethstern.bsky.social · Sep 11
A rotating group of four assistant US attorneys, a supervisor, and paralegal have had to be on call starting at 5:30 p.m. every night for a 24-hour shift to handle the federal arrest surge, @suzannemonyak.bsky.social and @benjaminpenn.bsky.social report

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Prosecutors Work Overnight in Trump-Directed DC Anti-Crime Surge
Federal prosecutors at the Washington US attorney’s office have been required to work overnight shifts and pushed to charge more cases during a Justice Department law enforcement surge.
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Ben Penn @benjaminpenn.bsky.social · Aug 25
Exclusive from @suzannemonyak.bsky.social & me on continued upheaval at DOJ civil rights division:
- 2 probationary attorneys fired
- Others forced into sections focused on voter fraud & anti-DEI probes
- AAG Dhillon hires "new class of civil rights warriors"
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DOJ Fires and Reassigns Civil Rights Lawyers as New Hires Arrive
The Justice Department civil rights division’s much shrunken career staff is facing new firings, forced reassignments, and demands for summaries of recent work as its leaders hire outside attorneys an...
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Seth Stern @sethstern.bsky.social · Aug 14
Alleged sandwich thrower Sean Charles Dunn is an international affairs specialist with the Office of International Affairs within the department’s criminal division, @suzannemonyak.bsky.social reports.

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DOJ Employee Fired for Throwing Sub Sandwich at Federal Officer
The man charged with assault for throwing a sandwich at a federal officer in Washington worked for the Justice Department and has been fired, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced.
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Ben Penn @benjaminpenn.bsky.social · Jun 25
New w/ @suzannemonyak.bsky.social: DOJ OLC overturns 1978 policy forbidding prosecutions of low-level border entry offenses when immigrants are apprehended outside the district they first entered. They can now be charged wherever they're arrested. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
More Low-Level Immigration Charges Approved by New DOJ Memo
The Justice Department is now permitting prosecutors to charge undocumented immigrants with lower-level offenses for evading immigration officers when they’re arrested outside the district they initia...
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Zoe Tillman @zoetillman.bsky.social · Jun 24
On the allegations from a former DOJ lawyer claiming Emil Bove -- Trump's former personal lawyer, top DOJ official and 3rd Circuit nominee -- discussed defying court orders, from @suzannemonyak.bsky.social‬ (1st reported by NYT) buff.ly/B38vrTy
Bove Told DOJ Lawyers to Ignore Court Orders, Whistleblower Says
Emil Bove, a Justice Department official and judicial nominee, told government lawyers to ignore court orders against the Trump administration’s move to deport immigrants to a Salvadoran prison under…
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Suzanne Monyak @suzannemonyak.bsky.social · Jun 2
One criminal defense lawyer is taking out a loan. Another will be paying her law student intern out of pocket and “putting everything on credit cards.”

My latest on CJA panel attorneys bracing to foot the bill this summer after judiciary funds expire: news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Defense Lawyers Face Months Without Pay as Federal Funds Dry Up
One Kansas City-based criminal defense lawyer is taking out a loan to sustain operations this summer, as she prepares for more than two months without pay once the federal defenders’ budget runs out. ...
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Seth Stern @sethstern.bsky.social · May 22
The Trump administration is ratcheting up its threats of prosecution against Democrats and other critics, in an escalation of its use of the legal system to go after perceived enemies, @justinfwise.bsky.social and @suzannemonyak.bsky.social report

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Trump Ramps Up Threats Against Political Foes After DOJ Shakeup
The Trump administration is ratcheting up its threats of prosecution against Democrats and other critics, in an escalation of its use of the legal system to go after the president’s perceived enemies.
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Suzanne Monyak @suzannemonyak.bsky.social · May 22
New: House Dems announced legislation that would move the Marshals out of the Justice Department and into the judicial branch, amid rising threats against judges and concerns about the independence of the courts. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Democrats Propose Removing US Marshals From Executive Branch (1)
House Judiciary Democrats plan to introduce legislation that would move the federal agency tasked with protecting federal judges out of the Justice Department and into the judicial branch, amid rising...
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Suzanne Monyak @suzannemonyak.bsky.social · May 6
Time is running out for Ed Martin, Trump’s controversial pick for DC US attorney, to be confirmed after opposition from key Senate Republican.

His acting term expires May 20, two days before the earliest date the Judiciary panel can vote under its rules. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Trump’s D.C. Prosecutor Pick Stalls as Key GOP Senator Balks (2)
Time is running out for President Donald Trump’s controversial pick for Washington’s chief prosecutor to be confirmed as he faces opposition from a key Senate Republican.
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Suzanne Monyak @suzannemonyak.bsky.social · May 1
Meanwhile, Judiciary Republicans are still demurring on whether they'll support Martin.

Tillis said today he's "got things that I need answers to" and is "focused" on Martin's Jan 6 positions, but wouldn't call them concerns yet.

Cornyn said he's going to "take my time" reviewing him.
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Suzanne Monyak @suzannemonyak.bsky.social · May 1
The exchange this AM prompted confusion, when Durbin said the panel wouldn’t move forward with Martin’s nomination (but appears to have meant the vote to have a hearing on the nom).

To clarify, Martin is still nominee, members taking time to review his responses & meet w/ him.
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Suzanne Monyak @suzannemonyak.bsky.social · May 1
New this AM: Judiciary Chair Grassley said he's going to wait to put Jan. 6 advocate Ed Martin's nomination for DC US attorney on the agenda while reviews continue.

Sen. Durbin said as a result, he'll hold off on calling a vote to hold a hearing on Martin. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Durbin Delays Hearing Vote on Top D.C. Prosecutor for Questions
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the Judiciary Committee top Democrat, agreed to hold off on calling for a vote to have a hearing on Donald Trump’s pick to be Washington’s top prosecutor until the nominee h...
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Evan Weinberger @reporterev.bsky.social · Apr 30
This from my colleagues @suzannemonyak.bsky.social, Justin Wise, and Roy Strom is very much worth reading.
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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · Apr 30
Lawyers choose their clients. Federal prosecutors need independence. And judges expect their orders to be followed.
Trump Exposes US Legal System Soft Spots in 100-Day Onslaught
Lawyers choose their clients. Federal prosecutors need independence. And judges expect their orders to be followed.
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Seth Stern @sethstern.bsky.social · Apr 28
“They are demolishing the civil rights division and repurposing it for something it’s not meant to do,” a current division employee tells @suzannemonyak.bsky.social

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DOJ Civil Rights Unit Makes Sharp Turn Toward Trump Causes
The Justice Department’s civil rights division under President Donald Trump has announced investigations into universities and gun rights and launched a task force dedicated to rooting out anti-Christ...
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Suzanne Monyak @suzannemonyak.bsky.social · Apr 22
Scoop: Two top career supervisors in the Justice Department’s civil rights division have been temporarily reassigned to other offices, as part of the Trump administration’s effort to reshape the unit tasked with enforcing anti-discrimination laws. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Top DOJ Civil Rights Division Supervisors Said to Be Reassigned
Two top career supervisors in the Justice Department’s civil rights division have been temporarily reassigned to other offices, as part of the Trump administration’s effort to reshape the unit tasked ...
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Seth Stern @sethstern.bsky.social · Apr 19
The opinions from Wilkinson and Ho, who joined the bench 33 years apart, reflect a generational divide among Republican appointees as they confront rising tensions with the executive branch, @jacqthomsen.bsky.social and @suzannemonyak.bsky.social report

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Conservatives Ho, Wilkinson Split on Views of Courts’ Powers
Two prominent conservative judges weighed in with diverging perspectives about how much power the courts should have over the executive on the same day.
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Seth Stern @sethstern.bsky.social · Apr 17
Ed Martin published several coloring books, including “Promises Made Promises Kept,” “Covfefe Christmas Can’t Trump This,” “Covfefe Top Trump Tweets,” and “Covfefe Patriot or Traitor," @suzannemonyak.bsky.social reports
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Top D.C. Prosecutor Published Trump-Themed Coloring Books
Coloring books published by Washington’s top prosecutor feature versions of President Donald Trump breaking handcuffs with chiseled arms, his fist raised in front of a map of the US, and as a friendly...
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Seth Stern @sethstern.bsky.social · Apr 15
Hundreds of pizzas have been delivered to the homes of judges and their adult children amid increasing threats to the judiciary, including some sent in the name of a New Jersey federal judge’s murdered son, @suzannemonyak.bsky.social reports

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Pizzas Sent to Judges’ Homes in Name of Judge’s Murdered Son
Hundreds of pizzas have been delivered to the homes of judges and their adult children amid increasing threats to the judiciary, including some sent in the name of a New Jersey federal judge’s murdere...
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Suzanne Monyak @suzannemonyak.bsky.social · Apr 7
A lead prosecutor nearly pulled off a major case days before trial. Signs emblazoned with Trump’s executive order to make DC “safe and beautiful” hanging on each floor.

My latest on the low morale & tumult at the DC US attorney’s office under Ed Martin: news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Trump Loyalist Ed Martin Brings Upheaval to US Attorney Office
The District of Columbia’s new top prosecutor nearly upended a years-long narcotics case by demoting and removing the lead attorney just days before trial, a source familiar with the situation told Bl...
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Suzanne Monyak @suzannemonyak.bsky.social · Apr 4
Scoop: Interim DC US attorney Ed Martin announced his investigation into Capitol riot prosecutions has “expanded in scope” and likened the government’s use of an obstruction statute against rioters to Japanese internment. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Top DC Prosecutor Compares Jan. 6 Charges to Japanese Internment
Washington’s lead prosecutor announced his investigation into Capitol riot prosecutions has “expanded in scope” and likened the government’s use of an obstruction statute against rioters to Japanese i...
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