DOJ files misconduct complaint against Minnesota federal judges over NYT interviews

The Justice Department on Wednesday filed a judicial misconduct complaint against federal judges in Minnesota, including senior judges Patrick Schiltz and John Tunheim, for speaking to The New York Times about the effects of an immigration enforcement surge on their court. The complaint called the judges' conduct "improper and unethical," sought their recusal from DHS-related cases, and asked the Eighth Circuit to investigate. One judge defended speaking publicly as "well within the ethical rules."