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Obama’s Solicitor General calls upon House Democrats to defund office of the Attorney General

The former top trial lawyer in the Obama administration is calling on House Democrats to stand up to “fake” acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker. Former acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal made ... read more

After Court Rules, Obama Wants To 'Move Forward' But GOP Digs In

From ABC's Jake Tapper at the White House: President Obama was just outside the Oval Office Thursday ... found a sitting U.S. attorney general in contempt of Congress. http://abcn.ws/ MVY9pp ... read more

On Mueller report, has Attorney General Barr been ‘forthcoming’ or ‘lawless?’

After Attorney General William Barr failed to appear before the House Judiciary Committee for a scheduled hearing on the Mueller report, House Democrats ... counsel's office in the Reagan and George H ... read more

The DOMA Decision

Obama ... House Newt Gingrich. He said that the Obama administration “didn’t understand the implication that having a president personally suspend a law is clearly unconstitutional” and urged Congress ... read more

Solicitor General Donald Verrilli departing after historic run at Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — The low point of Solicitor General Donald Verrilli's career ... and Verrilli received Obama's first phone call offering congratulations. After five years heading the office that ... read more

Obama strengthens Democrats’ political hold on LGBT rights

And then on Friday, the Obama administration concluded what is being called the vastest conferral of rights to LGBT people in American history. In a memo to President Obama, Attorney General ... and ... read more

Barack Obama Got Destroyed At The Supreme Court

We disagree, and the constitutional lawyer in the Oval Office disagrees, with that conclusion from the Supreme Court," White House ... ve handed to Obama." Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, the ... read more

The Obama Administration and the Press

In the Obama administration’s Washington, government officials are increasingly afraid to talk to the press. Those suspected of discussing with reporters anything that the government has classified as ... read more

Boehner: Cut DOJ funds to pay for House DOMA defense

On the same day, Boehner’s office announced that Paul Clement, who served as U.S. solicitor ... with the House, and not DOJ, defending DOMA.” On Feb. 23, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder notified ... read more

Why Picking Tom Perez for Attorney General Would Be a Smart Move for Obama

Either way, he has a good option: nominate Tom Perez as attorney general. The chatter in Washington is that Obama will announce his pick to replace the outgoing Eric Holder soon after Election Day, ... read more

Without fanfare, Trump reverses Obama order on Justice Department succession

It's dated Thursday — the same day Attorney General Jeff Sessions was sworn in — but was not posted to the White House website until Friday ... Seven days before he left office, President Obama ... read more

Obama Administration Unlikely to Seek Emergency Stay on Immigration Ruling

“I think the law is on our side and history is on our side,” President Obama told reporters in the Oval Office today. The ruling came just a day before applications for DACA, which expand upon the ... ... read more