Data / Federal rules / 2026-04390
Review of State Bar Complaints and Allegations Against Department of Justice Attorneys
The Justice Department published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on March 5, 2026. Comments closed on April 6, 2026.
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What the agency says
The Department of Justice ("Department") proposes to establish a process for reviewing bar complaints and allegations against its attorneys. Under the proposed rule, before a current or former Department lawyer may participate in any investigative steps initiated by the bar disciplinary authority of a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia in response to allegations that a current or former Department attorney violated an ethics rule while engaging in that attorney's federal duties, the Department will have the right to review the allegations in the first instance and shall request that the bar disciplinary authority suspend any parallel investigations until the completion of the Department's review.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-04390
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Notice of proposed rulemaking
- Agency
- Justice Department
- Published
- March 5, 2026
- Comments due
- April 6, 2026
- Dates
- Comments are due on or before April 6, 2026. Comments received by mail will be considered timely if they are postmarked on or before the last day of the comment period. The electronic Federal Docket Management System will accept electronic comments until midnight Eastern time at the end of that day.
- Docket
- Docket No. OAG199, AG Order No. 6653-2026-A
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1105-AB82
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 28 CFR 77
- Topics
- Government employees; Investigations; Law enforcement; Lawyers
- Pages
- 8
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