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 · 5 Questions for Attorney General Sessions. In advance of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ testimony on Wednesday, October 18 before the Senate Judiciary Committee, non-partisan watchdog group American Oversight called on senators to pose the following questions to Sessions: You changed DOJ policy to require prosecutors to pursue “ the most ...

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Introduction

The attorney general must be an individual who will steadfastly enforce the U.S. Constitution and protect the civil rights and liberties of all Americans equally.

Would Jeff Sessions Continue the Push for Police Reform?

One of the legacies of the Obama-era Department of Justice will be its focus on combatting police abuse, particularly in communities of color, in cities across the country.

Would Jeff Sessions Protect Voting Rights?

During his confirmation hearing back in 1986, Sessions received withering questioning from senators for his prosecution of three Black civil rights activists in 1985 for voter fraud. One of the defendants, Albert Turner, was the son of a sharecropper and an aide to the Rev. Dr.

Would Jeff Sessions Provide Due Process to Immigrants as Well as Prevent the States From Enforcing Federal Immigration Law?

During his Senate career, Jeff Sessions has taken an extremist, fringe view of the 14th Amendment, denying its guarantee of U.S. citizenship for everyone born on U.S. soil.

Would Jeff Sessions Work to Reform the Policies of Mass Incarceration?

For Sessions, there is no mass incarceration crisis in this country, even though the United States jails and imprisons more of its citizens than any other country on the planet.

Would Jeff Sessions Respect Religious Liberty, Ensure that Religious Discrimination Does Not Infect U.S. Laws, and Protect American Muslims From Religious Discrimination?

Sen. Sessions has referred to Islam as a “toxic ideology” and a “threat” in supporting his potential boss’s temporary ban on immigration from Muslim countries.

Would Jeff Sessions Protect Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault?

As attorney general, Sessions would be responsible for enforcing federal criminal laws, including laws addressing sexual assault and domestic violence on federal lands.

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On November 16, 2017, Attorney General Jeff Sessions released a memorandum to the entire Department of Justice (DOJ) titled “Prohibition on Improper Guidance Documents” [PDF version]. In the memorandum, Attorney General Sessions prohibited the issuance of DOJ guidance documents that have the effect of circu…
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Overview of Rulemaking

  • Like any other Federal agency, the DOJ is bound by laws, which are enacted by Congress and signed by the President. The DOJ may then issue regulations o rules that are necessary in order to implement these laws. Under the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), these regulations must be promulgated through notice-and-comment rulemaking. This means that an agency will propose …
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Examining The Text of The Memo

  • Attorney General Sessions stated that “[i]n promulgating regulations, the [DOJ] must abide by constitutional principles and follow the rules imposed by Congress and the President.” He noted two of the most important requirements. First, he explained, the DOJ has “the fundamental requirement” to “regulate only within the authority delegated to [it] by Congress.” In short, the Att…
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Conclusion

  • The memorandum is noteworthy in that it seeks to constrain the actions of an Executive department -the DOJ — in issuing guidance that purports to bind individuals outside of the department. Attorney General Sessions advocated against what he sees as excesses in “guidance documents” in other departments too, such DACA promulgated by the DHS, and the...
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