politics
Former federal prosecutor fired over FACE Act case sues DOJ for unlawful termination
August 17, 2026 / 1:28 PM EDT / CBS News
TL;DR
- Former federal prosecutor Sunita Doddamani is suing the Justice Department for unlawful termination.
- Doddamani alleges her firing was politically motivated retaliation for her work on a case involving violations of the FACE Act.
- She was fired in April and claims her termination violated the Civil Service Reform Act, the Administrative Procedure Act, and the First and Fifth Amendments.
- The lawsuit criticizes a recent DOJ report on the FACE Act, alleging it contained unsubstantiated accusations and mischaracterized defendants.
- The FACE Act prohibits blocking access to reproductive health clinics and was passed in 1994.