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Losing Trust in Justice Dept., Judges Call Out Its Lawyers’ Behavior

The federal courts have long assumed that the government’s lawyers are trustworthy. Now judges across the country are criticizing their lack of candor.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

The notion that Justice Department lawyers can be taken at their word, a longtime assumption that allows federal courts to operate swiftly and smoothly, now appears to be in jeopardy.
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