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  "path": "/2026/05/20/federal-judge-lays-into-doj-for-lying-and-cheating-in-support-of-trumps-anti-trans-agenda/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-20T16:34:42.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.techdirt.com",
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    "1",
    "bigotry",
    "doj",
    "evil",
    "intimidation",
    "lgbtq",
    "rhode island",
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  "textContent": "Puerile, vindictive, and hateful is no way to run a government. That’s how Trump is running his, however. And that means his DOJ cannot possibly hope to stay on the good side of judges, not when it’s actively engaged in appeasing an autocratic megalomaniac and his enablers. The lawyers currently staffing the DOJ cannot be […]",
  "title": "Federal Judge Lays Into DOJ For Lying And Cheating In Support Of Trump’s Anti-Trans Agenda"
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