The Justice Department is going after lawyers for “frivolous” litigation against the government with a rarely used procedural tool aimed at punishing extreme behavior by attorneys.
DOJ “began an immediate review of law firms who have participated in inappropriate activity and weaponized lawfare,” after President Donald Trump directed the move in a March 21 memo, a department spokesperson said Monday.
Trump instructed Attorney General Pam Bondi to pursue sanctions under a federal civil procedure rule—Rule 11—designed to deter lawyers and their clients from abusing the court process. Although judges are reluctant to hand down sanctions under the rule, it provides ...
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