attorney general

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  12/14/2020
  

  William Barr Is Out as Attorney General

  William Barr disappointed both those who expected him to support the traditional independence of the Justice Department and Donald Trump, who expected him to use the full power of the DOJ to attack Joe Biden and his family. 

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• 9/6/2020
  

  The Headless Horseman: William Barr and the Attorney General in History (Part 2)

  by James D. Zirin

  In the conclusion of his two-part analysis of William Barr's actions as Attorney General, former prosecutor James Zirin argues that Barr has hitched his office completely to the Trump Train. 

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• 8/30/2020
  

  The Headless Horseman: William Barr and the Attorney General in History (Part 1)

  by James D. Zirin

  Former federal prosecutor James Zirin begins a two-part assessment of William Barr's tenure as Attorney General by explaining how the job was created and how its powers and duties were defined. 

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• SOURCE: WAMU
  7/27/2020
  

  The Justice Department Is Turning 150. Some Agency Veterans Say It Needs A Facelift

  Longtime watchers in government and law said the environment today echoes the most chaotic period in the modern history of the Justice Department. Watergate.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  12/18/19
  

  What Bill Barr doesn’t understand about the office of attorney general

  by Cornell W. Clayton

  The U.S. attorney general’s office started in the judicial branch, not the executive — and has never been entirely under presidential control.

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• 8/20/19
  

  Jeff Sessions's Troubling Legacy

  by Ronald L. Feinman

  Unfortunately, Sessions’ ideas and policies live on through Trump adviser Stephen Miller.

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• 7/28/19
  

  The Long History of Unjust and Lawless Attorneys General

  by Ronald L. Feinman

  It isn't just William Barr. 

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• SOURCE: The Washington Post
  11-8-18
  

  Matthew Whitaker is a crackpot

  by Ruth Marcus

  The acting attorney general doesn’t accept Marbury v. Madison.

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• SOURCE: WSJ
  9-12-18
  

  Edwin Stanton Was Part of the ‘Resistance’—in 1860

  by Adam Rowe

  If President Buchanan’s experience is a precedent, Trump’s internal critic may privately flatter him.

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• SOURCE: Time Magazine
  1-5-18
  

  President Trump Wanted to Fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions for Not 'Protecting' Him. The Constitution Says That's OK.

  The framers of the Constitution left voters to be the final check and balance on the president on this kind of decision.

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• SOURCE: Newsday
  2-27-15
  

  Loretta Lynch isn't the president's BFF and that's good

  by Jonathan Zimmerman

  The attorney general serves as the lawyer for the president and for the nation, which is always a delicate balancing act. It's that much harder when the person the president chooses is also a close friend.