When U.S. District Judge Jerry Blackwell pressed DOJ lawyer Julie Le about why prosecutors and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were openly flouting court orders — especially around habeas cases tied to the administration’s immigration crackdown — her response was stunning.
In open court, she said bluntly: “The system sucks, this job sucks.”
That’s not the spin you expect from a seasoned federal prosecutor. Yet Le didn’t stop there — she asked the judge to hold her in contempt so she could get a measly 24 hours of sleep after weeks of arguing dozens upon dozens of habeas petitions. Continue reading…