From the AP:

A government lawyer who accused Attorney General Lori Swanson of pushing ethical boundaries was fired Tuesday, coinciding with the release of a report discrediting claims that two lawsuits related to mortgage foreclosures were crafted to suit a public-relations strategy.

Assistant Attorney General Amy Lawler, who had been on administrative leave for two months, was officially terminated, a spokesman for Swanson said. Lawler didn’t immediately return two phone messages.

Lawler had been among the most vocal critics of Swanson’s management and was part of a long-shot effort to unionize attorneys. Lawler, a Harvard graduate who was relatively new to her job, said she and others faced pressure to prematurely file lawsuits and make other ethically questionable moves to further an office agenda.

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