Good morning

I start with a WCID relating to state bar organizations

Pam Bondi has announced a new rule that would stop state bar associations from investigating misconduct by lawyers. (This is likely because the Florida bar just launched an ethics investigation into Lindsey Halligan.) We can work to stop this rule by writing comments stating our objections. To make your voice heard, go to www.regulations.gov.(you will have to type it in yourself). Put DOJ-OAG-2026-0001 in the search bar. The comment section pops up. I pasted this objection anonymously. Feel free, as always, to personalize.

I am a concerned citizen who cares deeply about preserving the rule of law and upholding the integrity of our justice system. I strongly oppose this new rule because it will diminish accountability for misconduct by government lawyers. I believe that lawyers representing the United States should be held to the highest standards of ethics and professionalism. They must be subject to oversight by independent authorities like state bar associations; the Justice Department cannot be trusted to police itself. This proposed rule would allow the Attorney General to interfere with independent state bar investigations. That will greatly harm the integrity of our justice system and allow misconduct to go unpunished. Thanks.

Now in another universe, the American Bar Association and state bar associations would never even contemplate this. But look at what some of the biggest law firms in the country did when Trump threatened them. We must speak up.

Barbara & Ginger