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12 Oct 2017, 1:25 pm by Jeralyn
Attorney General Jeff Sessions called on Congress Thursday to tighten the rules for people seeking asylum through a system he said is filled with “rampant abuse and fraud. [read post]
10 Apr 2017, 12:50 pm by Elie Mystal
Jeff Sessions knows who did it, he doesn't need science to tell him. [read post]
16 Mar 2017, 8:12 am by Tom Smith
Attorney General Jeff Sessions sees answers to the nation's opioid epidemic and uptick in violent crime by looking at what's been used in the past, most notably law enforcement crackdowns that put more people in jail. [read post]
13 Mar 2018, 8:01 am by Immigration Prof
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has resigned over what he described as “false” and “misleading” statements made by top-ranking officials, including Attorney General Jeff Sessions and ICE... [read post]
9 Jan 2018, 2:06 pm by Bill Otis
Here is his post, verbatim:On Thursday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that he was rescinding all of the Obama administration's enforcement guidance that had foresworn enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act against marijuana that was legal under state law.There has been plenty of criticism of Sessions's new position, including from my co-bloggers Ilya and Jonathan here. [read post]
24 Jul 2017, 8:36 am by Helen Klein Murillo, Steve Vladeck
As Helen wrote: So when Al Franken asked Jeff Sessions “what he [would] do” if “there is any evidence that anyone affiliated with the Trump campaign communicated with the Russian government in the course of this campaign,” and Jeff Sessions responded “I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and I didn’t have—did not have communications with the Russians,” that’s very likely not perjury… [read post]
24 Jul 2017, 8:36 am by Helen Klein Murillo, Steve Vladeck
As Helen wrote: So when Al Franken asked Jeff Sessions “what he [would] do” if “there is any evidence that anyone affiliated with the Trump campaign communicated with the Russian government in the course of this campaign,” and Jeff Sessions responded “I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and I didn’t have—did not have communications with the Russians,” that’s very likely not perjury… [read post]
7 Nov 2018, 6:54 pm by Benjamin Wittes
President Trump fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions today and replaced him on an interim basis with the attorney general’s own chief of staff, a man named Matt Whitaker. [read post]
2 Mar 2017, 4:54 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
“The announcement comes a day after The Washington Post revealed that Jeff Sessions twice met with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak and did not disclose that fact to Congress during his confirmation hearing. [read post]
16 Aug 2018, 12:30 pm
”  Carmen (a pseudonym) and her young daughter were returned to the United States that same day after the judge threatened to hold Attorney General Jeff Sessions in contempt if they were not. [read post]
24 Jan 2018, 5:10 am by Tom Smith
It is long past time for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to appoint a special counsel to investigate the possibility of widespread and systematic corruption, obstruction, leaking, and collusion within America’s law enforcement and intelligence agencies. [read post]
6 Mar 2017, 6:36 am by Cannabis Law Group
Attorney General Jeff Sessions or President Donald Trump have directly addressed the issue of cannabis legalization or the disconnect between federal and state laws, it does appear that the administration may likely follow the current status quo. [read post]
8 Nov 2018, 6:02 am
Said Lindsey Graham back in July 2017, quoted in "‘Coward’ Lindsey Graham Called Out For Empty Vow To Unleash ‘Holy Hell’ On Trump/The South Carolina senator once warned the president not to fire Jeff Sessions. [read post]
20 Jul 2017, 1:00 pm by Bloomberg
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he has no intention of quitting, despite President Donald Trump excoriating him over his decision to recuse himself from the probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. [read post]
18 Jan 2018, 8:22 am by Tom Smith
Thanks to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, we have now an emerging conflict between federal and state laws. [read post]
26 Dec 2017, 10:17 am by Lawrenz Fares
[JURIST] Over the course of the past week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions [official website] has revoked [DOJ press release] a total of 25 Obama-era Department of Justice (DOJ) guidelines. [read post]
5 Oct 2017, 11:12 am by Rachel Gerber
[JURIST] US Attorney General Jeff Sessions [official profile] sent a memo [text, PDF] to US Attorneys Wednesday stating that Title VII's prohibition on sex discrimination does not extend to discrimination based on gender identity.Accordingly, Title VII's prohibition on sex discrimination encompasses discrimination between men and women but does not encompass discrimination based on gender identity per se, including transgender status. [read post]
10 Aug 2018, 8:37 pm by lennyesq
” So said a federal trial judge in open court in Washington, Thursday, shortly before he threatened to hold Attorney General Jeff Sessions in contempt of court. [read post]