Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , [That does not mean, however, that the DOJ under Garland should defend every position taken by the Trump-era Department, which was marked by mendacity and a disregard for the rule of law. To restore the DOJ’s badly damaged credibility and authority, Garland must affirmatively reject the bad faith that William Barr and Jeff Sessions allowed to infect the nation’s chief law enforcement agency. Unfortunately, by battling in the courts to keep a record of Barr’s mendacity out of public view, Garland is making a serious mistake. The DOJ has a constitutionally assigned job to defend the nation’s laws. The DOJ has an obligation to defend the nation’s laws, even the bad ones.]