Justice Dept. Tries to Rebuke Federal Judges for Speaking to The Times NYT - Home Page By: Mattathias Schwartz and Devlin Barrett 30 September 2026 at 20:12 Judge Patrick J. Schiltz had warned that the administrationβs actions βcreated a grave threat to the rule of law.β The attorney general accused him of βobvious bias.β Β© Jenn Ackerman for The New York TimesJudge Patrick Schiltz said he was βacting well within the ethical rules that apply to federal judges in speaking to The New York Times.β