Federal judges appoint special counsel to probe DOJ lawyer Kevin Bolan
U.S. District judges in Rhode Island appointed a special counsel to investigate Justice Department lawyer Kevin Bolan. The judges say Bolan withheld from U.S. District Judge DuBose that a detained noncitizen had an outstanding murder warrant and misled the court during immigration proceedings. The special counsel will decide whether to pursue disciplinary or criminal charges, a probe that could prompt accountability for prosecutors and affect transparency in federal immigration litigation.
From @schwartzesque.bsky.social : U.S. District of Rhode Island judges have appointed special counsel to investigate possible misconduct by AUSA Kevin Bolan. He allegedly failed to tell Judge DuBose that a noncitizen had a murder warrant; DHS then trashed her as "activist Biden judge." 1/2
Roger Parloff61DHS still trashing her: 2/2 www.dhs.gov/news/2026/04...
antipastor.bsky.social11They tricked the judge into releasing a murder suspect to score a few cheap political points. They deliberately chose to make the community less safe so they could play a game of gotcha. WTF?
This is great, but I wish judges would refer DOJ attorneys to disciplinary commissions for unethical misconduct that impacts defendants, instead of just misconduct that impacts judges.
Carl S. Ergo Sum3Perhaps there should be more aggressive enforcement of the presumption of regularity by the Article III branch. Criming is criming even if you wear a coat and tie and went to a prestigious or shitty law school. The courts have been too deferential.
Gordon Gabrielson3So much for the presumption of regularity when we investigate are selves
msdobalina.bsky.social2Can we trust a former Scalia clerk to be dispassionate here? #SeriousDoubts
