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Florida Bar Walks Back Halligan Ethics Probe Amid Backlash

After reports that the Florida Bar planned to investigate Lindsey Halligan, the Bar issued a statement saying there is no pending investigation and that it is merely monitoring ongoing proceedings, a reversal critics label evasive given three federal judges had chastised Halligan for conduct and misstatements. The Campaign for Accountability renewed its ethics complaint, highlighting the political optics surrounding Trump-era prosecutions and the bar’s response as a point of contention.

via Above the Law|

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politics1 month ago•4 min saved

Halligan Under Florida Bar Ethics Inquiry as DOJ's Power Play Sparks Debate

The DOJ proposed a rule to grant Attorney General Pam Bondi unilateral authority to block state bar ethics investigations into current and former government lawyers, signaling a broad effort to curb disciplinary oversight. Lindsey Halligan, the former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, is reportedly under a Florida Bar ethics inquiry prompted by the Campaign for Accountability and noted by the New York Times. Florida had indicated an investigation was pending, contrasting with Virginia’s stance to refrain from probing there. In an update, Florida Bar said it ‘erroneously’ stated Halligan was under investigation, leaving the probe’s status unclear and highlighting tensions between federal influence and state ethics oversight.

via Above the Law|

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politics1 month ago•3 min saved

Florida Bar retracts ethics probe claim about Halligan, Trump-era U.S. attorney

The Florida Bar said it erroneously stated that Lindsey Halligan, the Trump-appointed interim U.S. attorney in Virginia, was under ethics investigation; the bar now says it’s merely monitoring the underlying legal proceedings tied to a Campaign for Accountability complaint, amid ongoing scrutiny of Halligan’s appointment and related Trump-era prosecutions against James and Comey.

via The Guardian|

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