The DOJ has determined that removal restrictions for Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) are unconstitutional, citing Supreme Court precedent in Free Enterprise Fund v. PCAOB. Acting Solicitor General Sarah Harris informed Senate President Pro Tempore Charles Grassley that the DOJ will no longer defend these restrictions in court. DOJ Chief of Staff Chad Mizelle stated that unelected ALJs have exercised unchecked power for too long and must be accountable to the President and the people