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There are 3 census cases. 11 DOJ lawyers who worked on them have asked to withdraw. That's after a trial in NY, appeals in NY & Md., hours of work research, work on issues & drafting pleadings. The new team from a DOJ division that doesn't do this kind of work.
James Burnham, a deputy assistant AG in the Civil Division's federal programs division, formerly from the consumer protection branch, where the new team comes from, reportedly told Barr a number of people who had been litigating the case preferred not to continue.
"Barr said the change in attorneys working on the issue came about after Burnham approached him & "indicated it was a logical breaking point since a new decision would be made & issues going forward would hopefully be separate from the historical debates." cbsnews.com/news/barr-cens…
This is not a rationale I've seen used. Lots of waste of DOJ lawyer time, a precious commodity, especially this far into multiple, related cases & a SCOTUS appeal. Real reason? It would be impossible for the old team to offer a new reason for the question with a straight face.
