It’s another of those rare glimmers of truth and hope from fed-land. The State of Texas sued the federal government over an immigration matter in the case of Texas v. United States, 1:14-cv-00254, (So. D. Texas, May 19, 2016). In the proceedings attorneys from the U.S. Department of Justice [SIC] lied repeatedly to both Texas and to the Court. This is standard operating procedure.

Judge Andrew S. Hanson isn’t having it. Yesterday he issued a scathing 28-page Order admonishing the U.S. for the misconduct, barring certain attorneys from the Court, and directing others to attend ethics classes. Here’s the entire Order.

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This ruling is unlikely to change much of anything outside of this particular case. Anyone else would be in jail for a similar offense. Still, this is a ray of hope. Judge Hanson remains optimistic: “The Court cannot help but hope that the new Attorney General, being a former United States Attorney, would also believe strongly that it is the duty of DOJ attorneys to act honestly in all of their dealings with a court, with opposing counsel and with the American people.” Texas, Supra, at Slip 28.