Jeffrey Clark Bid to Move Discipline Case to Fed Court Shot Down

Trump administration lawyer Jeffrey Clark’s bid to move his disciplinary proceedings to federal court were blocked by an appellate panel Friday.

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in an unpublished opinion upheld a district court ruling that barred Clark’s request to remove his case to federal court. While the district court focused its ruling on federal versus state jurisdiction, the appellate court decided Clark’s request was moot because it was submitted past its 30-day deadline.

Clark, a former US assistant attorney general in the Trump administration, argued that attorneys for the government cannot be regulated by ...