Justice Department lawyers work for justice and the Constitution – not the White House
The Conversation: Cassandra Burke Robertson, the John Deaver Drinko-BakerHostetler Professor of Law, explained how a recent batch of resignations suggest Department of Justice attorneys still take their oaths seriously. “Their duty isn’t to politics—it’s to justice. When political directives clash with professional ethics, the Constitution must prevail. That’s what’s at stake when prosecutors walk away rather than compromise their integrity.”
Cassandra Burke Robertson, the
John Deaver Drinko - BakerHostetler Professor of Law and the Director of the Center for Professional Ethics at Case Western Reserve University