[olivia3boys]

I’m a federal employee and have worked on our litigated cases with the DOJ for years (when my agency and the Secretary is sued). I’ve noticed a trend (starting with Trump actually but accelerating under Biden) of our OGC no longer fighting to represent our agency zealously and win cases but to settle.

Judges want settlements and get angry when the parties can’t settle.

So I’m not surprised here that the DOJ is settling—but the amounts discussed are just too high.

[Svartalfiar]

I’m a federal employee and have worked on our litigated cases with the DOJ for years (when my agency and the Secretary is sued). I’ve noticed a trend (starting with Trump actually but accelerating under Biden) of our OGC no longer fighting to represent our agency zealously and win cases but to settle.

There should be no settlement option when FedGov (or even lower governments) is a party. Let the state prove its case, no option to weasel out or sneak free money to certain people.