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In a June 7 letter to congressional leaders, Attorney General Jeff Sessions explained his unusual decision not to defend the ACA. [read post]
In a June 7 letter to congressional leaders, Attorney General Jeff Sessions explained his unusual decision not to defend the ACA. [read post]
11 Jun 2018, 4:18 pm by Jacob Sapochnick
The Attorney General was able to make such a binding decision on immigration courts across the country because their authority derives directly from the Department of Justice, instead of the judiciary branch. [read post]
11 Jun 2018, 12:03 pm by Jeff Wurzburg (US)
  Attorney General Jeff Sessions states in the letter to Congress that this position is taken “with the approval of the President of the United States. [read post]
11 Jun 2018, 4:30 am by Quinta Jurecic
Likewise, Trump has run up against the bureaucracy and internal checks of the executive branch. [read post]
2 Jun 2018, 12:49 pm by Quinta Jurecic
The correspondence makes an aggressive case as to the scope of President Trump's Article II power, arguing that as the head of the executive branch, the president cannot obstruct justice. [read post]
30 May 2018, 4:47 am by Jeff Nowak
Earlier this week, I connected with Helen Applewhaite, the DOL’s Branch Chief for FMLA (in other words, the federal government’s Grand Poobah of all things FMLA), to get the skinny on the proposed new forms. [read post]
28 May 2018, 5:54 am by Jeffrey H. Smith
When Majority Leader Harry Reid abolished the use of filibusters to block judicial (other than the Supreme Court) and executive branch nominees, it was a mistake. [read post]
23 May 2018, 8:25 am by Steve Vladeck
Most discussion of the FVRA has centered on the Justice Department, and whether President Trump could use the statute to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, or both, with someone from outside of the Justice Department. [read post]
22 May 2018, 5:20 am by Josh Blackman
These injunctions also reveal a second fissure with respect to the authority of the executive branch. [read post]
19 May 2018, 3:10 pm by Quinta Jurecic, Benjamin Wittes
It wasn’t that long ago that both the executive branch and the legislature in this country considered the protection of intelligence sources a matter of surpassing national importance. [read post]
4 May 2018, 7:40 am by Sarah Tate Chambers
President Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to intervene in the investigation of Michael Cohen in an interview with the Hill, saying that Sessions should “put these people under investigation. [read post]
3 May 2018, 9:00 pm by Cookson Beecher
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has said he wants the Department of Justice to return to aggressive prosecutions under the federal marijuana prohibition, other current and former federal officials think a different approach is in the public’s best interest. [read post]
30 Apr 2018, 5:31 am by Staci Zaretsky
[Washington Post] * House Republicans want to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, a punishment that was last used against an executive branch employee 122 years ago. [read post]
27 Apr 2018, 7:00 am by Josh Blackman
While I have criticized such rulings in light of the deference due to the executive branch in this context, I freely concede that the government justification to rescind the policy was lacking. [read post]
20 Apr 2018, 8:57 am by Ilya Somin
Attorney General Jeff Sessions had sought to cut Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant funds to jurisdictions that refuse to meet three conditions: 1. [read post]