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The United States attorney general is the head of the United States Department of Justice and serves as the chief law enforcement officer of the federal government.The attorney general acts as the principal legal advisor to the president of the United States on all legal matters.
Merrick Brian Garland (born November 13, 1952) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as the 86th United States attorney general from 2021 to 2025. He previously served as a circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1997 to 2021.
The Attorney General for India is the Indian government's chief legal advisor, and is its principal Advocate before the Supreme Court of India. They are appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Union Cabinet under Article 76(1) of the Constitution and hold office during the pleasure of
Between 1988 — when the modern federal death penalty was instituted — and the 2021 moratorium, nearly half of all federal death sentences and 10 of the 16 people executed for federal crimes ...
Attorney General Jackson and FBI Director Hoover delineated the proper roles for federal and state authorities with respect to seditious activities. They successfully forestalled state regulation of aliens and found state officials receptive to their arguments that states needed to prevent vigilantism and protect aliens, while trusting federal ...
Numerous federal officials in the United States have been threatened with impeachment and removal from office. [1] Despite numerous impeachment investigations and votes to impeach a number of presidents by the House of Representatives, only three presidents in U.S. history have had articles of impeachment approved: Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump (twice), all of which were ...
In a win for the Trump administration, a federal judge on Wednesday decided a government buyout program offered to millions of federal employees could proceed. U.S. District Judge George O’Toole ...
The Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Award Act of 1976 is a law of the United States codified in 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b). Often referred to as " Section 1988 ," this law allows a federal court to award reasonable attorney's fees to a prevailing party in certain civil rights cases.