Kevin Bolan faces special counsel investigation over possible misconduct

4 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 7

Rhode Island's three life-tenured federal judges named Roger Williams law professor Niki Kuckes after Bolan withheld from Judge Melissa DuBose that detainee Bryan Rafael Gomez was wanted for homicide in the Dominican Republic.
DuBose had released Gomez on bond in April after an assault arrest and transfer to ICE; Bolan later apologized, but the court said his candour to the court may have been breached.
Kuckes will report on whether formal disciplinary proceedings should open, with penalties ranging from reprimand and fines to disbarment, amid wider judicial clashes with administration lawyers in immigration cases.

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