Former federal prosecutor Sunita Doddamani has taken legal action against the Department of Justice, alleging unlawful and retaliatory firing.

The court case relates to her enforcement of abortion-clinic law in a FACE Act case.

Media coverage of the lawsuit appeared in news reports on August 17, 2026. CBS News stated that the former federal prosecutor was terminated over a FACE Act case and has launched a suit against the Department of Justice for wrongful firing.

NPR highlighted that the former federal prosecutor is seeking legal remedy for wrongful termination.

USA Today covered how ex-federal prosecutor Sunita Doddamani filed a suit regarding her dismissal over an abortion case.