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States tell DOJ to scrap rule that would slow bar discipline cases

California AG Rob Bonta
California AG Rob Bonta. Photo: Eric Lee/Getty Images

Alexander Barzacanos

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A California-led coalition says the federal proposal would create serious conflicts with states’ prerogatives to discipline their own lawyers.

A coalition of 21 states and the District of Columbia is urging the DOJ to withdraw a proposed rule that would let the department step in before state bar authorities move ahead with ethics complaints against DOJ lawyers.

Essentially, the rule proposal would let DOJ review complaints against current and former

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