DOJ files complaint against Minn. judges for criticizing immigration surge

One judge Wednesday defended his and other colleagues’ decision to speak publicly to the New York Times as “well within the ethical rules.” The Justice Department filed judicial misconduct complaints against all but one of Minnesota’s active federal judges Wednesday, calling recent media interviews they gave discussing the impact of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement crackdown in their state evidence of partisan bias and a “threat to the rule of law.” The complaint, filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for 8th Circuit, based in St. Louis, targets judges appointed in both Democrat and Republican presidencies, including at least one...