The American Bar Association (ABA) is the nation's largest voluntary legal organization. Among other things, the ABA runs programs supported by federal funds awarded by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to increase access to justice for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. This DOJ memo sought to terminate these grants in retaliation for the ABA filing a lawsuit against the United States and purportedly supporting activist causes. The memo also prohibited DOJ attorneys from participating in ABA events and ended any financial support for such involvement.