Filed Date: May 13, 2026
Case Ongoing
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(This summary is temporary while we research the case further).The United States of America filed this complaint on May 13, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the District of Columbia's Office of Disciplinary Counsel, Board on Professional Responsibility, Court of Appeals, and related officials. The suit arose from disciplinary proceedings against a former Assistant Attorney General who has been accused of attempting to pressure Georgia officials to investigate false claims of election fraud and reconvene the state legislature to alter the election outcome in 2020.
The proceedings were based on a draft letter — marked pre-decisional, deliberative, and for internal use only — that the former AAG prepared and advocated internally for sending to Georgia state officials. The draft letter was never sent, and acting leadership at the Department of Justice (DOJ) rejected his recommendation. The DOJ nonetheless faced a specification of charges filed against the former AAG on June 29, 2022, ultimately resulting in a Board recommendation for disbarment. The United States asserted three causes of action: unlawful regulation of the Federal Government in violation of the Supremacy Clause, unlawful discrimination against Federal Government attorneys compared to non-government attorneys, and interference with core Article II executive authority through state-level disciplinary proceedings targeting internal Executive Branch deliberations. The United States sought declaratory and injunctive relief voiding all findings against Mr. Clark and prohibiting further disciplinary proceedings based on his conduct as a government attorney, along with costs and fees.⁷
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73338949/parties/united-states-v-fox/
Leon, Richard J. (District of Columbia)
Donnelly, Matthew (District of Columbia)
Foster, Sydney (District of Columbia)
Reich, Mitchell (District of Columbia)
Risher, Conrad Z. (District of Columbia)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73338949/united-states-v-fox/
Last updated June 22, 2026, 12:24 p.m.
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Trump Administration 2.0: Litigation and Investigations By the Government
Key Dates
Filing Date: May 13, 2026
Case Ongoing: Yes
Case Details
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District of District of Columbia 1:26-cv-01658
Case Summary of United States v. Fox, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/48268/.