University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Letters of Resignation

Read the resignation letter by Denise Cheung, a veteran D.C. federal prosecutor

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In this powerful resignation letter, veteran federal prosecutor Denise Cheung details her decision to step down after refusing a directive from the Trump administration to freeze assets and initiate a criminal investigation into an environmental grant program without sufficient legal basis. Cheung describes the intense internal deliberations, her collaboration with the FBI, and her ultimate …

Open Letter to my Russian Friends: Ukraine is Not Crimea

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On EJIL:Talk!, Alain Pellet reflects on his resignation as counsel for Russia before the International Court of Justice, prompted by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. While distinguishing the 2014 Crimea situation—where he believes the population may have genuinely supported reunification with Russia—from the broader aggression against Ukraine, Pellet denounces the latter as a clear violation …