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federal lawyers
Coverage of federal lawyers in the Nexus archive.
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- States Want ICE Agents to Show Their Faces. The Trump Administration Is Blocking Them
States are pushing for ICE agents to reveal their faces, but the Trump administration is opposing these efforts. Federal lawyers argue anti-mask laws would endanger agents, referencing an ineffective ICE face-recognition art project as justification.
- Legal war on Trump’s agenda gains firepower as federal lawyers defect to Democrats
Federal lawyers are leaving the Trump administration and joining Democratic state attorneys general's offices, contributing to legal challenges against the president's second-term agenda. Over 10,000 federal attorneys have departed since 2025 began, with more than 100 identified as working for Democratic attorneys general, participating in cases opposing Trump administration policies.