Time for a favorite postelection parlor game: What might we expect from the Trump administration’s Justice Department? In recent off-the-record conversations, former DOJ lawyers shared some insights with me on the logistics of potential policy shifts in areas including marijuana, immigration and white-collar prosecution.

Their takeaway: the changes may not be so drastic after all. It’s a truism that lawyers and their clients crave predictability, and the incoming administration has sent reassuring signals in staffing its DOJ transition team.

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