By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
A federal judge in Texas slammed the Justice Department on Thursday, ordering ethics classes for the department’s lawyers who argued President Obama’s immigration executive actions.
The New York Times reports that Judge Andrew S. Hanen of the Federal District Court in Brownsville also ordered sanctions agains the lawyers, who are accused of lying to him during arguments in the case.
The judge also wants the government to provide a list of about 100,000 immigrants who entered the country illegally and are protected from deportation as part of a government program.
“Clearly, there seems to be a lack of knowledge about or adherence to the duties of professional responsibility in the halls of the Justice Department,” Judge Hanen wrote in the 28-page order.
The Justice Department said in a statement, “We strongly disagree with this order.”
