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4 Dec 2023, 11:55 am by jeffreynewmanadmin
” “This action exposes one of the highest-reaching and longest-lasting infiltrations of the United States government by a foreign agent,” said Attorney General Merrick B. [read post]
” Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced in May 2018 that the Department of Justice would separate parents and children crossing the border without documentation. [read post]
25 Jul 2023, 1:24 am by Seán Binder
Jeff Mason and Kanishka Singh report for Reuters. [read post]
18 Jun 2023, 9:00 pm by Michael C. Dorf
" In addition, Trump repeatedly and very publicly criticized his first Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, for recusing himself from the Russia investigation, making crystal clear that he expected the Justice Department to act as his personal representative. [read post]
14 Jun 2023, 6:47 pm by Ilya Somin
It was curbed by Obama Administration Attorney General Eric Holder, but then reinstated by Trump's first AG, Jeff Sessions. [read post]
17 Apr 2023, 4:10 am by Seán Binder
Jeff Amy and Kim Chandler report for AP News. [read post]
14 Mar 2023, 6:51 pm by Kurt R. Karst
(Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the Cole Memorandum and all prior DOJ guidance on marijuana enforcement in January 2018.) [read post]
23 Nov 2022, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
In New Special Counsel, a Prosecutor Schooled in Corruption Cases DNyuz – Charlie Savage and Alan Feuer (New York Times) | Published: 11/19/2022 Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Jack Smith as special counsel to oversee a pair of criminal investigations involving former President Trump, thrusting him into a political firestorm that will doubtlessly accompany the job. [read post]
Attorney General Merrick Garland’s decision, announced this afternoon, to appoint a special counsel to take over two investigations involving former President Donald Trump must have been a painful one for the attorney general. [read post]
10 Oct 2022, 4:00 am by Michael C. Dorf
These pardons thus do not solve the problem of marijuana criminalization, which would require federal legislation removing "marihuana" (and related terms) from the statutory list of Schedule I substances.After saying a bit more about what I mean by "solving" the marijuana criminalization problem, I'll explain why the political obstacles to action in Congress undercut a frequently repeated claim about the supposed benefit of so-called veto gates to legislation.Under a… [read post]
2 Sep 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Political Appointees MSN – Perry Stein (Washington Post) | Published: 8/30/2022 Justice Department political appointees cannot participate in campaign-related activities in any capacity, Attorney General Merrick Garland said, describing the change as necessary “to maintain public trust and ensure that politics … does not compromise or affect the integrity of our work. [read post]
24 Aug 2022, 9:05 pm by W. Robert Thomas
Bernie Madoff, Martha Stewart, and Jeff Skilling don’t count – they are individuals, not businesses. [read post]
2 Aug 2022, 1:57 am by Kurt R. Karst
  However, in January 2018,  then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the Cole and Ogden Memos. [read post]
21 Jul 2022, 4:40 am by Emma Snell
Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt report for Reuters. [read post]
1 Jul 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
While Attorney General Merrick Garland has established the federal Election Threats Task Force, almost no one else has faced punishment. [read post]
2 May 2022, 6:30 pm by Kurt R. Karst
Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded prior DOJ guidance on marijuana enforcement, including the Cole Memo, in January 2018. [read post]
8 Apr 2022, 5:00 am by jonathanturley
Here is the column: Attorney General Merrick Garland just got his fish in the mail. [read post]