DOJ Meltdown: "The system sucks. This job sucks."

DOJ Meltdown: "The system sucks. This job sucks."

From Lawyers Behaving Badly by Karen Delaney & Jennifer Judge

February 6, 2026 · 2h 7m · Season 1 · Episode 70

About this episode

The episode discusses a recent in-court meltdown by a Department of Justice lawyer in Minnesota, highlighting systemic issues within the legal profession.

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People in this episode

Hosts: Karen Delaney, Jennifer Judge

Topics covered

  • legal issues
  • Department of Justice
  • courtroom behavior
  • lawyer ethics
  • advocacy
  • mental health

Keywords

  • Department of Justice
  • lawyer meltdown
  • Minnesota
  • courtroom
  • DHS abuses
  • advocacy
  • lawyer ethics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Department of Justice, The Human Rights Advocates, DHS

Places: Minnesota

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