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New DOJ Ethics Proposal Reads As Attempt to Avenge McDade Amendment Loss

The Department of Justice's March 2026 proposed rule, which state bar associations, former grievance attorneys, and political advocates frame as a power grab by the current administration, represents an attempt to re-open a long-ago resolved feud between the DOJ and the states over who regulates the ethical conduct of federal prosecutors.

11 minute readApril 30, 2026 at 11:11 PM
By
Robert J. Anello
& Richard F. Albert
New DOJ Ethics Proposal Reads As Attempt to Avenge McDade Amendment Loss

For those of us who remember the original, a recently proposed Justice Department regulation that effectively would exempt its attorneys from state bar professional regulation feels like the reboot of an unloved 1990s television drama.

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