Federal Government Lawyer's Filings Appear to Include "Fabricated Quotations and Misstatements of Case Holdings"
Reason Magazine • 3/7/2026
Summary
Magistrate Judge Robert Numbers (E.D.N.C.) stated that the filings from the federal government's lawyer in the case Fivehouse v. U.S. Department of Defense appear to include "fabricated quotations and misstatements of case holdings." The issue was raised on Monday.
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