We're a network of Justice Department alumni mobilizing to protect DOJ’s apolitical workforce and uphold the rule of law.https://bsky.app/profile/justiceconnection.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceconnection.bsky.social/post/3mlbx5yklik2jWhen traditional whistleblower channels fail under this administration, speaking out in the media can be the clearest path to accountability. @protectdemocracy.org developed a practical guide with Justice Connection’s input to help federal workers engage with reporters to expose wrongdoing: https://justiceconnection.substack.com/p/a-new-resource-for-doj-employees07 May 2026 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:tc7n2d347tpcbrbytftaflcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbx5yklik2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceconnection.bsky.social/post/3ml4v2h3qhs2eA sad indictment of what this leadership has done to the Justice Department. DOJ used to be a premier job for lawyers. Now it’s offering $25,000 signing bonuses to get people in the door, and giving Civil Division lawyers bonuses to stay. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/doj-offers-lawyers-25-000-signing-bonuses-as-recruitment-lags05 May 2026 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:tc7n2d347tpcbrbytftaflcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4v2h3qhs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceconnection.bsky.social/post/3ml4rm67s2s2dThis admin's "flood the zone" strategy makes it hard to keep up with attacks on the rule of law. That's why we built the DOJ Tracker. In April, Trump fired Pam Bondi because she apparently didn’t go far enough. Read more about what's happening at DOJ: https://justiceconnection.substack.com/p/doj-tracker-april-update https://youtube.com/shorts/7KgGCpPIFvg05 May 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:tc7n2d347tpcbrbytftaflcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4rm67s2s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceconnection.bsky.social/post/3ml4eupgif22e"This prosecution sends a clear message: If you want to be spared, shut up," Justice Connection’s Stacey Young told USA TODAY. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/02/southern-poverty-law-center-indictment-fraud-case/89732727007/05 May 2026 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:tc7n2d347tpcbrbytftaflcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4eupgif22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceconnection.bsky.social/post/3ml2t34svxk2rDOJ has lost more than a quarter of its lawyers after a year of purges and politicized prosecutions.  This is what happens when a Justice Department serves one man instead of the rule of law. https://www.ft.com/content/a1316aae-83d9-4e2a-87aa-93de964bbbe0?shareType=nongift&syn-25a6b1a6=104 May 2026 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:tc7n2d347tpcbrbytftaflcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2t34svxk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceconnection.bsky.social/post/3mkt4dzc3b22nThe second attempt to prosecute James Comey over a seashell design doesn’t pass the laugh test.01 May 2026 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:tc7n2d347tpcbrbytftaflcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkt4dzc3b22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceconnection.bsky.social/post/3mkqqtjg34k2j“What’s happening is long-term prosecutors are resigning because they’re refusing to go along with vindictive prosecutions, which are by their nature unconstitutional,” Stacey Young, an 18-year veteran of the agency, told MeidasTouch’s Scott MacFarlane. https://newrepublic.com/post/209648/department-justice-people-fleeing-donald-trump-weaponization30 Apr 2026 23:19 +0000at://did:plc:tc7n2d347tpcbrbytftaflcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqqtjg34k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceconnection.bsky.social/post/3mkpvrg5qe32bJustice Connection filed an amicus brief in Jackler v. DOJ warning that Article II is being used to fire career employees without due process and urging an en banc review. This case could gut civil service protections and turn merit-based hiring into a loyalty test. https://justiceconnection.substack.com/p/doj-employees-need-a-clear-answer?r=6ig9ox&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true30 Apr 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:tc7n2d347tpcbrbytftaflcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpvrg5qe32bhttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceconnection.bsky.social/post/3mkniokanks2d“This will determine whether civil service protection laws can indeed protect federal employees as Congress intended. It’ll determine whether our country will return to the spoils system of the 19th century where patronage and corruption ran rampant,” Justice Connection’s Stacey Young told NOTUS. https://www.notus.org/courts/trump-maurene-comey-federal-employees-ruling29 Apr 2026 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:tc7n2d347tpcbrbytftaflcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkniokanks2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceconnection.bsky.social/post/3mkn5dh7jxk2jThis reads like a Truth Social post, not a serious filing in federal court. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/28/trump-ballroom-filing-national-trust-lawsuit/29 Apr 2026 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:tc7n2d347tpcbrbytftaflcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkn5dh7jxk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceconnection.bsky.social/post/3mkj76u6acw2wDOJ leadership set career staff up to fail on the Epstein files disclosures with vague instructions, unrealistic redaction demands, and in many cases, inadequate training. That is a disservice to the victims, the public, and DOJ’s career workforce.27 Apr 2026 23:15 +0000at://did:plc:tc7n2d347tpcbrbytftaflcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkj76u6acw2whttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceconnection.bsky.social/post/3mkiuy6ade226Immigration judges make life-or-death decisions for many asylum seekers. To fill the ranks with biased, inexperienced individuals after firing 100+ career employees stacks the deck against people who deserve due process. https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/04/27/justice-department-immigration-judges-deportation/27 Apr 2026 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:tc7n2d347tpcbrbytftaflcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkiuy6ade226https://bsky.app/profile/justiceconnection.bsky.social/post/3mkiohuzfpk27The DOJ case against the alleged WHCD shooter will likely be brought by career prosecutors who are committed to following the facts and pursuing justice. That should always be the case. But time and again, we’ve seen DOJ leadership exploit the rule of law to advance this president’s agenda.27 Apr 2026 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:tc7n2d347tpcbrbytftaflcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkiohuzfpk27https://bsky.app/profile/justiceconnection.bsky.social/post/3mkigjciskk2oJustice Connection’s Stacey Young joined @macfarlanenews.bsky.social to discuss how career DOJ employees are still carrying out vital work amid severe staffing shortages, collapsing public trust, and vindictive prosecutions ordered by political leadership. https://open.substack.com/pub/macfarlanenews/p/live-with-scott-macfarlane-and-stacey?r=76873i&utm_medium=ios27 Apr 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:tc7n2d347tpcbrbytftaflcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkigjciskk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceconnection.bsky.social/post/3mkb54rv6qu2tFrivolous defamation suits don't keep us safe. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/judge-tosses-kash-patels-defamation-suit-former-msnbc-contributor-rcna34145824 Apr 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:tc7n2d347tpcbrbytftaflcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkb54rv6qu2thttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceconnection.bsky.social/post/3mkasuivats2zFormer Michigan AUSA Sunita Doddamani was fired last week for enforcing the FACE Act, passed almost 30 years ago to prevent violence and the obstruction of reproductive health clinics. https://youtu.be/kSdeMB_qID4?si=SINeCMRU28vOjeRk&t=32224 Apr 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:tc7n2d347tpcbrbytftaflcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkasuivats2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceconnection.bsky.social/post/3mkanfbg44c2qFor an administration obsessed with voter fraud, no one has done more to gut DOJ’s nonpartisan election safeguards and put election security at risk. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/trump-doj-curbs-efforts-to-safeguard-states-from-election-crimes24 Apr 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:tc7n2d347tpcbrbytftaflcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkanfbg44c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceconnection.bsky.social/post/3mk6ljb3ns22pDOJ’s Civil Rights Division can’t effectively do its job after losing 75% of the attorneys it had in 2024. Lawfare’s podcast cites Justice Connection’s alarming research in its look at Harmeet Dhillon’s tenure – another sign of how ideology is replacing expertise at DOJ. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawfare-daily--doj-s-very-online-civil-rights-head--with-quinta-jurecic-and-anna-bower23 Apr 2026 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:tc7n2d347tpcbrbytftaflcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6ljb3ns22phttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceconnection.bsky.social/post/3mk6emzacuc2wJustice Connection’s Stacey Young told Reuters, “The administration talks a big game when it comes to crime and terrorism, but the fact that it’s hollowing out agencies tasked with addressing them shows that they don’t stand behind their words.” https://www.reuters.com/world/trumps-doj-has-cut-thousands-law-enforcement-jobs-while-vowing-get-tough-crime-2026-04-23/23 Apr 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:tc7n2d347tpcbrbytftaflcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6emzacuc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceconnection.bsky.social/post/3mk4cinrufs2qAs FBI Director, Kash Patel has done lasting damage to the Bureau’s credibility.  Today’s episode of The Daily, based on interviews with dozens of current and former FBI employees, is a powerful window into the wreckage. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-kash-patels-f-b-i/id1200361736?i=100076303979722 Apr 2026 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:tc7n2d347tpcbrbytftaflcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4cinrufs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceconnection.bsky.social/post/3mk3z7ogjtk2eJustice Connection’s latest Substack highlights DOJ’s gutting of a program that helped low-income immigrants access legal help for nearly 70 years. This will make an already complex immigration system harder to navigate. https://justiceconnection.substack.com/p/the-unseen-but-vital-role-of-dojs22 Apr 2026 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:tc7n2d347tpcbrbytftaflcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3z7ogjtk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceconnection.bsky.social/post/3mk3so3vfnk2ySPLC has spent decades exposing hate. DOJ’s charges are the latest example of a weaponized department punishing groups that those in power disagree with. Read Justice Connection’s Stacey Young’s full statement:22 Apr 2026 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:tc7n2d347tpcbrbytftaflcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3so3vfnk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceconnection.bsky.social/post/3mjx6mgfet627More than 3,300 DOJ attorneys have left since President Trump’s return to office. As we told USA Today, it will take many years to rebuild our law-enforcement capacity. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/19/doj-exodus-lawyers-trump/89401004007/20 Apr 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:tc7n2d347tpcbrbytftaflcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjx6mgfet627https://bsky.app/profile/justiceconnection.bsky.social/post/3mjwwpw3l2c2rIn Justice Connection’s latest Substack, former DOJ lawyers Anthony Coppolino and Jason Baron warn that DOJ’s new OLC opinion on the Presidential Records Act could have sweeping consequences for classified presidential records. https://justiceconnection.substack.com/p/what-does-olcs-opinion-on-the-presidential20 Apr 2026 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:tc7n2d347tpcbrbytftaflcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwwpw3l2c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceconnection.bsky.social/post/3mjwtca7xgs2bJustice Connection’s Mike Feinberg joins @msnownews.bsky.social to discuss the stunning reports of Director Patel’s excessive drinking and frequently going MIA. Could you imagine these allegations under a Director Mueller or Wray? Another example of how badly Patel is out of his depth.20 Apr 2026 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:tc7n2d347tpcbrbytftaflcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwtca7xgs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceconnection.bsky.social/post/3mjp6jordus2fIn Justice Connection’s latest Substack, former DOJ attorney Ejaz Baluch explains how DOJ’s lawsuit against UCLA twists Title VII to target protected campus speech: https://justiceconnection.substack.com/p/dojs-lawsuit-against-ucla-flagrantly17 Apr 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:tc7n2d347tpcbrbytftaflcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp6jordus2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceconnection.bsky.social/post/3mjn5s2rf2226DOJ fired career prosecutors in part over alleged ties to abortion-rights groups on Monday, then sat down with anti-abortion advocates on Wednesday. The hypocrisy is staggering. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/doj-hosts-anti-abortion-advocates-fired-staff-work-abortion-rights-org-rcna33195616 Apr 2026 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:tc7n2d347tpcbrbytftaflcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjn5s2rf2226https://bsky.app/profile/justiceconnection.bsky.social/post/3mjkn6fvjdf26"Congress passed the FACE Act with bipartisan support more than 30 years ago, and courts have consistently upheld the constitutionality of its provisions that ensure safe access to reproductive health services," [Justice Connection’s Stacey Young] said. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/justice-department-report-face-act-biden-era-doj-enforcement/15 Apr 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:tc7n2d347tpcbrbytftaflcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkn6fvjdf26https://bsky.app/profile/justiceconnection.bsky.social/post/3mjk5ur37322yOn Tax Day, it’s worth asking why DOJ wiped out its 90-year-old Tax Division in less than nine months. In Justice Connection’s latest Substack, a former DOJ tax division head explains why that reckless move threatens fair, consistent tax enforcement: https://justiceconnection.substack.com/p/an-obituary-for-dojs-tax-division15 Apr 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:tc7n2d347tpcbrbytftaflcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjk5ur37322yhttps://bsky.app/profile/justiceconnection.bsky.social/post/3mjk4azjqvb2gThis DOJ has done away with ethical firewalls and is telling us we should be “happy” that the president gets to personally pick and choose who gets prosecuted. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/todd-blanche-says-americans-happy-trump-deeply-involved-doj-rcna33169115 Apr 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:tc7n2d347tpcbrbytftaflcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjk4azjqvb2g