作者：安德鲁·古德斯沃德
2026年3月10日 美国东部时间下午3:41 更新于11分钟前
美国华盛顿特区司法部大楼，2025年11月14日。路透社/伊丽莎白·弗朗茨
- 摘要
- 案件源于马丁就多元化、公平与包容（DEI）教学致函乔治城法学院
- 司法部发言人指控马丁是政治偏见的受害者
- 指控称马丁的信件违反了言论自由保护
华盛顿，3月10日（路透社）- 根据周二提交的法庭文件，美国司法部官员埃德·马丁正面临华盛顿特区的法律纪律指控，指控他利用职务之便试图迫使乔治城大学法学院停止教授多元化、公平与包容（DEI）课程。
指控称，马丁发出的威胁制裁该校的信件违反了宪法对言论自由和正当程序的保护，因此违反了要求律师支持美国宪法的伦理规则。
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马丁曾担任美国华盛顿特区临时联邦检察官，目前担任司法部特赦律师。在唐纳德·特朗普总统任内，他因公开调查和针对特朗普的政治对手而受到持续审查。
周二，司法部发言人指责负责调查和起诉华盛顿地区律师纪律案件的华盛顿特区纪律委员会办公室存在政治偏见。
“华盛顿特区律师协会试图针对和惩罚为特朗普总统服务的人，却拒绝调查或采取行动处理拜登和奥巴马政府律师实际犯下的伦理违规行为，这清楚表明了这个党派组织的议程，”
（注：原文结尾处的发言人声明未完整显示，已按现有内容翻译）
DOJ official Ed Martin faces legal ethics charges over ‘DEI’ letter
By Andrew Goudsward
March 10, 2026 3:41 PM UTC Updated 11 mins ago
The U.S. Department of Justice building in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 14, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
- Summary
- Case stems from Martin’s letter to Georgetown Law Center over DEI teaching
- DOJ spokesperson alleges Martin is victim of political bias
- Charges allege Martin’s letter violated free speech protections
WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) – U.S. Justice Department official Ed Martin is facing legal disciplinary charges in Washington accusing him of leveraging his position to try to force Georgetown University’s law school to halt its teaching of diversity, equity and inclusion, according to court documents filed on Tuesday.
The charges allege that a letter Martin sent vowing to sanction the school violated constitutional protections for free speech and due process, and as a result breached ethics rules requiring lawyers to support the U.S. Constitution.
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Martin, the former interim U.S. Attorney in Washington, D.C., is now serving as the Justice Department’s pardon attorney. He has faced scrutiny throughout his tenure in President Donald Trump’s administration for publicizing investigations and targeting Trump’s political adversaries.
A Justice Department spokesperson on Tuesday accused the D.C. Office of Disciplinary Counsel, which is responsible for investigating and prosecuting attorney discipline cases in Washington, of political bias.
“The D.C. bar’s attempt to target and punish those serving President Trump while refusing to investigate or act against actual ethical violations that were committed by Biden and Obama administration attorneys is a clear indication of this partisan organization’s agenda,
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