By Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday prohibited Justice Department attorneys from traveling to or speaking at American Bar Association events, in a memo seen by Reuters that accused the ABA of engaging in “activist causes” contrary to the government’s interest.
“The Department is actively litigating against the ABA, yet the Department continues to expend taxpayer dollars on ABA events,” Blanche wrote.
He added that while the ABA is free to “litigate in support of activist causes,” he did not want the department to participate in events in their official capacities that might undermine its mission to remain “fair, effective and even-handed.”
(Reporting by Sarah N. Lynch in WashingtonEditing by Franklin Paul)
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