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15 Jan 2018, 7:02 am by Edward J. Cyran
Earlier this month, Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a Memorandum rescinding the Obama Administration’s “hands off” policy with respect to the prosecution of licensed cannabis distribution in states where medical or recreational marijuana are legalized. [read post]
9 Oct 2017, 7:29 am by Joy Waltemath
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has officially reversed the Department of Justice’s current position that Title VII’s protections extend to claims of discrimination based on an individual’s gender identity, including transgender status. [read post]
30 Jan 2017, 6:54 pm
Boente, United States attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, to serve as acting attorney general until Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama is confirmed....The extraordinary legal standoff capped a tumultuous day in which... [read post]
24 Oct 2017, 8:30 am by Susan Hennessey, Benjamin Wittes
Last week on our Foreign Policy feed, we noted a significant but overlooked moment during testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee last Wednesday: Attorney General Jeff Sessions could not tell senators how the Justice Deparment is addressing past and possible future Russian interference in U.S. elections. [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]
8 Jan 2018, 4:30 am by David Markus
Attorney.Here’s the press release from December 28:Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Benjamin G. [read post]
15 Jun 2017, 3:00 pm by Jon Gelman
Attorney General Jeff Session convinces Congress otherwise in accordance with a letter Sessions recently sent to Congress. [read post]
14 Jun 2017, 6:25 am by Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a close adviser to President Donald Trump during his battle for the presidency, heatedly defended himself before his former Senate colleagues as he denied having an undisclosed meeting with Russia’s ambassador to the United States and rejected any misconduct in the ouster of FBI Director James Comey. [read post]
12 Oct 2017, 12:32 pm by employerlawblg
The memorandum was authored by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. [read post]
25 Jan 2018, 12:25 pm by Tom Smith
Since Attorney General Jeff Sessions was confirmed to head the Department of Justice (DOJ) nearly one year ago, he has been making an impact in which the rule of law has more of a place than it ever did in the Obama DOJ under Eric Holder and Loretta Lynch. [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]
19 Nov 2018, 11:48 am by Austin Koltonowski
Goldstein claims that Whitaker was illegally installed as the temporary successor of former attorney general Jeff Sessions, and that Rosenstein is the legal and constitutional successor to Sessions. [read post]
18 May 2017, 8:00 am by Daniel Perlman
Attorney General Jeff Session has ordered federal prosecutors to crack down on drug offenders. [read post]
14 Jan 2017, 5:39 am by Immigration Prof
VOA explores the immigration positions of President-Elect Trump's nominees for Secretary of State (Rex Tillerson), Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (General John Kelly) and Attorney General (Senator Jeff Sessions). [read post]
5 Jan 2018, 5:43 pm by Ruthann Robson
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law In a Memorandum on January 4, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has rescinded previous Department of Justice instructions to United States Attorneys relating to enforcement of federal laws criminalizing... [read post]