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Comment Submitted Opposing DOJ Proposed Regulation of State Bar Proceedings Against Attorneys
Government Accountability Project submitted a comment this week opposing the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) proposed rule that would give DOJ the authority to suspend any state bar disciplinary proceedings against DOJ attorneys at the Department’s discretion. The submitted comment affirms that the rule would seriously erode already questionable internal accountability measures within DOJ and should be withdrawn.
Government Accountability Project and Partners Urge Congress to Strengthen DOJ Internal Oversight
Today, Government Accountability Project, along with co-signing counsel who represent former DOJ attorney and whistleblower Erez Reuveni, sent a letter to Senate and House Judiciary Committee leadership urging Congress to address what appears to be the failure of DOJ OIG to carry out its essential oversight responsibilities to investigate allegations of serious misconduct throughout the agency.
Voice of America Employees and Coalition of Press Freedom Organizations File New Federal Lawsuit Against USAGM and Kari Lake to Stop Illegal Press Censorship
Today, following major federal court victories ordering the full reinstatement of the Voice of America and its oversight agency the United States Agency for Global Media, four VOA employees and four leading press freedom organizations filed a new federal lawsuit to stop ongoing censorship and prevent its future illegal use on news reporting at VOA.
Climate News: Fairmont Farmer’s Defiant Stand Against Poultry Industry’s Uneven Playing Field
Craig Watts once tended to flocks of 30,000 chicks in vast barns on his family land, a routine that defined his days as a contract grower for Perdue Farms. He tapped photos of his children for motivation before facing the crowded chaos inside. Now, after years of mounting debt and disillusionment, Watts leads efforts to reshape an industry critics describe as fundamentally stacked against small farmers.
Inside Climate News: Critics Call the Poultry Farming System Rigged. Craig Watts Is Fighting to Overturn It
As Watts’ legal battle drags on, the Trump administration moves to delay a Biden-era rule designed to reform how farmers get paid.
Washington Post: Voice of America’s effort to bring back staffers grinds to a halt
A three-judge circuit court panel stayed a decision that would have allowed employees to resume work at the global broadcaster after a year of waiting.
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Government Accountability Project
Statement of Retraction
Government Accountability Project and the co-authors Tom Devine, Samantha Feinstein and John Kolar (hereafter “the retractors”) of Chapter 15 of the book entitled, “The Routledge Handbook of Public Procurement Corruption,” published in April 2024, hereby retracts the “Case Study of Nurse Wooten” in its entirety and all of its content that may appear elsewhere in said publication or reviews and promotions thereof concerning Dr. Mahendra Amin. By this retraction, the retractors intend to fully and completely make the retractions he has demanded through his attorneys. After further review of all available press reports, information and judicial opinions, and upon his written demand, the retractors apologize to Dr. Mahendra Amin and state that they should not have relied upon and cannot now rely upon derogatory materials that the retractors cited, quoted or otherwise stated in the publications named in said written demand. The retractors retract without qualification all statements made by them that were critical of Dr. Mahendra Amin, including statements that he committed medical neglect, performed unnecessary gynecological procedures or mass hysterectomies on women detained at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility at Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia, and including any inferences that he was a “uterus collector”, as well as any and all other statements that impugned his professional conduct or character. The retractors will not promote or republish any such information on its website or in any of its printed materials and have removed therefrom the statements subject to the written retraction demand. The retractors will request that the publisher, Taylor & Francis, Inc., post unconditional retractions in all known written and electronically published material made or repeated by the retractors.
