Comment Opposing DOJ's Proposed Regulation Related to Review of State Bar Complaints and Allegations Against Current and Former DOJ Attorneys

On April 6, 2026, Campaign Legal Center — in collaboration with the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association, Q Law NJ, Inc., QLaw Foundation of Washington, the Stonewall Law Association of Greater Houston, the Tom Homann LGBTQ+ Law Association, and the Virginia LGBTQ+ Bar Association — filed a comment strongly opposing DOJ's proposed regulation to give itself the right to review any allegations of current or former DOJ attorney misconduct in the first instance and pause state bar investigations indefinitely. The comment argues that the proposed rule exceeds DOJ's statutory authority, is not supported by adequate reasoning or data, would make enforcement of state ethics rules less effective, and infringes on states' traditional authority to regulate attorneys' conduct.