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DOJ maneuver on unconfirmed US attorneys inches closer to Supreme Court

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CitrixNews Staff
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DOJ maneuver on unconfirmed US attorneys inches closer to Supreme Court

A legal maneuver repeatedly used by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to install acting U.S. attorneys without Senate approval may be inching closer to the Supreme Court.  Two appeals court panels ruled last week the DOJ cannot sidestep the confirmation process by changing someone’s title or handing them the duties of the top prosecutor.   It marks…

Originally reported by The Hill. Read the full story at the original source.