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The state attorney general in each of the 50 U.S. states, of the federal district, or of any of the territories is the chief legal advisor to the state government and the state's chief law enforcement officer.
The Attorney General may remove a Special Counsel for misconduct, dereliction of duty, incapacity, conflict of interest, or for other good cause, including violation of Departmental policies. The Attorney General shall inform the Special Counsel in writing of the specific reason for their removal.
It was first headed by an assistant solicitor general. In 1951, attorney general J. Howard McGrath made it a division led by an assistant attorney, and named it the Executive Adjudications Division. This name was changed to Office of Legal Counsel in an administrative order by attorney general Herbert Brownell Jr., issued April 3, 1953. [2]
Prior to becoming general counsel to the governor, Joe Jacquot was a partner and business lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP. He represented clients in complex federal and state matters, handling litigation matters and counseling companies on regulatory issues and on any matter involving state Attorneys General. [4]
President-elect Donald Trump announced that Alina Habba, his senior adviser and attorney, will serve as counselor to the president. "As a first generation American of Middle Eastern Heritage, she ...
Previously under the Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 1994, United States Attorney General Janet Reno had Donald Smaltz appointed Independent Counsel by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (Division for the Purpose of Appointing Independent Counsels Ethics in Government Act of 1978, As Amended, Division 94 ...
The solicitor general’s endorsement of these lawsuits to proceed under state tort law has far-reaching implications. The previous two administrations got it right: Climate change is a federal ...
The attorneys general of Virginia and Montana filed an amicus brief calling for the Supreme Court to uphold divest-or-ban law with Trump's request to pause the ban up in the air.