{"id":2405633,"date":"2025-02-22T20:37:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T01:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pam-bondis-doj-strips-administrative-judges-of-legal-shield-tees-trump-up-to-plow-through-them\/"},"modified":"2025-02-22T20:39:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T01:39:34","slug":"pam-bondis-doj-strips-administrative-judges-of-legal-shield-tees-trump-up-to-plow-through-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pam-bondis-doj-strips-administrative-judges-of-legal-shield-tees-trump-up-to-plow-through-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Pam Bondi&#8217;s DOJ Strips Administrative Judges of Legal Shield, Tees Trump Up to Plow Through Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpam-bondis-doj-strips-administrative-judges-of-legal-shield-tees-trump-up-to-plow-through-them%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2405633&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Justice Department has determined that the removal restrictions for \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-if-bidens-border-crisis-werent-bad-enough-his-admin-is-booting-immigration-judges-who-actually-enforce-the-law\/\" title=\"As If Biden\u2019s Border Crisis Weren\u2019t Bad Enough, His Admin Is Booting Immigration Judges Who Actually Enforce The Law\">administrative law judges<\/a> (ALJs) are unconstitutional, as\u200c stated in a letter from acting U.S. Solicitor General Sarah Harris to Senator\u200d Chuck Grassley. The \u200dJustice Department will no longer \u2064defend these restrictions \u2063in court.Harris referenced a Supreme Court decision from 2010, which asserted that excessive protections \u200bfrom removal contravene the President&#8217;s executive powers outlined \u200din Article II of the Constitution. The\u200d ruling\u200d impacts federal laws that\u2063 limit the dismissal of\u200b ALJs, suggesting that\u2062 these laws undermine presidential authority. Administrative law judges enforce laws across various sectors, including banking adn \u200cimmigration, and are separate from Article III judges. The department\u2019s stance reflects the current governance&#8217;s efforts to \u2063challenge the influence\u200c of federal agencies, aligning with recent Supreme Court\u200b rulings that have curtailed the \u2062regulatory powers of such agencies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department issued a letter on Thursday saying the agency concluded that many removal restrictions for administrative law judges are unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes as officials in the administration of President Donald Trump express frustration with their executive actions being blocked by the judicial system.<\/p>\n<p>The letter, written by acting U.S. Solicitor General Sarah Harris and sent to President Pro Tempore Chuck Grassley, a Republican from Iowa, said that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-justice-staffer-fired-helping-doge-suddenly-put-charge-entire-agency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justice<\/a> Department &ldquo;has concluded that the multiple layers of removal restrictions for administrative law judges&rdquo; ultimately violate the Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>That means the administration &ldquo;will no longer defend&rdquo; the removal restrictions in court or in litigation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today, the Department of Justice determined that multiple layers of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-doj-seeks-path-to-remove-in-agency-judges-at-will\/\" title=\"Trump DOJ seeks path to ... in-agency judges at will -\">removal restrictions shielding administrative law judges<\/a> (ALJs) are unconstitutional. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lcfPskwkQq\">pic.twitter.com\/lcfPskwkQq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chad Mizelle (@ChadMizelle47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChadMizelle47\/status\/1892743547519893792?\">February 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Harris referenced a 2010 decision from the Supreme Court, which said that granting &ldquo;multilayer protection from removal&rdquo; to executive officers &ldquo;is contrary to Article II&rsquo;s vesting of the executive power in the President.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Justice also believes a federal law restricting the dismissal of administrative law judges &ldquo;only for good cause&rdquo; similarly violates Article II.<\/p>\n<p>That federal statute limits &ldquo;the President&rsquo;s ability to remove principal executive officers, who are in turn restricted in their ability to remove inferior executive officers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">federal government employs administrative law judges<\/a> to handle laws and regulations in domains ranging from banking and antitrust to immigration and interstate commerce, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opm.gov\/policy-data-oversight\/classification-qualifications\/general-schedule-qualification-standards\/specialty-areas\/administrative-law-judge-positions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">webpage<\/a> from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.<\/p>\n<p>They are distinct from Article III federal judges, who preside over federal courts and whose roles are acknowledged by the Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>Harris wrote her letter to Grassley as President Trump and multibillionaire ally Elon Musk attempt to reduce the power of various federal agencies, especially as they cut costs through the Department of Government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/media-freaks-1-doge-employee-getting-irs-access-learn-biden-gave-919-people-access\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Efficiency<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court also ruled multiple times in the last several years that federal agencies lack the vast regulatory authority they have long claimed, as noted in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/us-declares-administrative-law-judge-removal-rules-unconstitutional-2025-02-21\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>One such decision said that the Securities and Exchange Commission&rsquo;s use of in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sonia-sotomayor-foreshadows-supreme-court-dismantling-administrative-state-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Sonia Sotomayor foreshadows ... \u2018dismantling\u2019 administrative state - Washington Examiner\">-house administrative law judges<\/a> to decide on enforcement actions was unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>Chad Mizelle, the chief of staff for Attorney General Pam <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bondis-doj-launches-fraud-investigation-unitedhealth-insurer-whose-ceo-assassinated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bondi<\/a> who posted a copy of the letter to X, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/20\/us\/politics\/trump-power-administrative-law-judges.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> to The New York Times that the administration is properly confronting the &ldquo;unelected and constitutionally unaccountable&rdquo; administrative law judges.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In accordance with Supreme Court precedent, the department is restoring constitutional accountability so that executive branch officials answer to the president and to the people,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Mizelle said that the administrative law judges have &ldquo;exercised immense power for far too long.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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This decision follows frustrations from President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration regarding judicial obstacles to their executive actions. The letter, authored by acting U.S. Solicitor General Sarah Harris and addressed to Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, asserts that the multiple layers of removal restrictions for administrative law judges violate the Constitution. Consequently, the administration will no longer defend these restrictions in court. Harris cited a 2010 Supreme Court ruling indicating that providing &#8220;multilayer protection from removal&#8221; to executive officers contradicts Article II&#8217;s allocation of executive power to the President. The Justice Department also contends that a federal law limiting the dismissal of administrative law judges &#8220;only for good cause&#8221; similarly infringes upon Article II by restricting presidential authority over principal executive officers and their ability to remove subordinate officials. Administrative law judges handle various regulations across sectors like banking and immigration, distinct from Article III federal judges recognized by the Constitution. Harris&#8217;s letter comes amid efforts by Trump and billionaire ally Elon Musk to diminish federal agency power while cutting costs through government efficiency measures. Recent Supreme Court rulings have also limited federal agencies&#8217; regulatory authority, including one declaring the Securities and Exchange Commission&#8217;s use of in-house administrative law judges unconstitutional. Chad Mizelle, chief of staff for Attorney General Pam Bondi, stated that this move aims to hold &#8220;unelected and constitutionally unaccountable&#8221; administrative law judges accountable while restoring constitutional oversight within the executive branch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2405634,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture-41.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50899,7076,46275,45476,3634],"class_list":["post-2405633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-administrative-judges","tag-doj","tag-legal-shield","tag-pam-bondi","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture-41.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2405633"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405633\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2405637,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405633\/revisions\/2405637"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2405634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2405633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2405633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2405633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}