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4 Sep 2017, 3:54 am by SHG
The United States of America has a “consent decree,” and always has. [read post]
” Note that these special counsels are not just appointed by the Attorney General—or, in this case, the Deputy Attorney General who is acting in place of the recused Jeff Sessions—at his discretion but that they also, to some extent, answer to him. [read post]
18 Nov 2016, 12:14 pm by Zachary Burdette
Trump will nominate Representative Mike Pompeo (R-KS) to head the CIA and Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) to serve as attorney general. [read post]
12 Feb 2010, 10:00 am by admissions
Clements, who formerly worked in Public Protection and Advocacy with the Massachusetts Attorney General and wrote an article last May that became an amicus brief in the case, emphasized the conflation of humans and corporate entities in the decision with language like “voices,” “speakers,” and “disadvantaged person or class” and characterized these as deeply intellectually dishonest. [read post]
23 Jul 2018, 1:03 pm by Victoria Clark
Defense attorneys in the 9/11 military commissions case now claim that Attorney General Jeff Sessions exerted unlawful influence to oppose a potential plea deal, writes the Miami Herald. [read post]
30 Aug 2017, 10:49 am by Scott Bomboy
On Tuesday, Philadelphia filed suit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against Attorney General Jeff Sessions. [read post]
4 Jan 2018, 10:58 am by Scott Bomboy
Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ one-page memo instructs United States Attorneys to ignore guidance from 2013 that department resources should be limited in the criminal prosecution of marijuana users and state-approved growers in states where marijuana is legal. [read post]
14 Jan 2017, 6:08 am by Quinta Jurecic
This week saw a string of confirmation hearings for Trump’s cabinet appointees, including hearings for Senator Jeff Sessions as Attorney General and Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State. [read post]
23 Jan 2018, 4:00 am by Charles Kurzman
Attorney General Jeff Sessions requested and published one iteration of this list when he was in the Senate. [read post]
2 Mar 2017, 6:36 pm by Staff Writer
  Public comments indicate the driving force behind the new federal enforcement issue is being fueled by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. [read post]
12 May 2017, 10:51 am by Quinta Jurecic
Last night, the President stated in an interview with NBC that he had already made up his mind to fire Comey before receiving the recommendations of Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on the matter--contradicting the White House’s initial statements that Trump was acting on Sessions’ and Rosenstein’s advice. [read post]
30 Apr 2021, 6:48 am by Jacob Schulz, Tia Sewell
” The second part of the statute lays the foundation for the Justice Department to do something to fix the problems: “Whenever the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that a violation [of the type mentioned above] has occurred, the Attorney General, for or in the name of the United States, may in a civil action obtain appropriate equitable and declaratory relief to eliminate the pattern or practice. [read post]
10 Nov 2017, 7:04 pm by Jacob Sapochnick
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has signaled to Congress that the future of DACA remains in their hands, recognizing that they have an “opportunity to do something historic. [read post]
7 Jun 2017, 1:40 pm by Alex Potcovaru
Attorney General Jeff Sessions offered to resign as tensions rose over Sessions’ decision to recuse himself from the Russia investigation, reports ABC. [read post]
22 Aug 2018, 12:40 pm by Cyrus Farivar
Enlarge / Attorney General Jeff Sessions talks about the opioid epidemic at The Columbus Police Academy on August 2, 2017 in Columbus, Ohio. [read post]
14 Jun 2017, 9:17 pm by kate
Attorney General Jeff Sessions declined to make the same basic commitment at his confirmation hearings earlier this year. [read post]
3 May 2017, 1:45 pm
Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court Cantil Sakauye sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, urging them to end the practice of courthouse arrests. [read post]
28 Jul 2017, 10:48 am by Matthew Kahn, Quinta Jurecic
Responding to attacks from the president, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said that Trump’s remarks were “hurtful” but described him as a “strong leader” in an interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson, the Times writes. [read post]
19 Jun 2018, 2:30 pm
On April 6, Attorney General Jeff Sessions instructed all U.S. [read post]
7 Dec 2017, 3:30 am by Matthew Kahn
  Yesterday, Jack wrote in defense of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ and FBI Director Christopher Wray’s efforts to rebuke the president’s demoralizing tweets about their agencies: Rosenstein and Wray thus find themselves in a wholly unprecedented situation and very awkward position. [read post]