Just in:
AI Boost for Galaxy Devices: Samsung Expands One UI 6.1 Update // AIA Hong Kong Wins More Than 20 Accolades at MPF Ratings MPF Awards, BENCHMARK MPF of The Year Awards and Bloomberg Businessweek Top Fund Awards // Lisboeta Macau’s world first LINE FRIENDS PRESENTS CASA DE AMIGO and BROWN & FRIENDS CAFE & BISTRO has officially opened // Global Audience to Witness Thrill of Dubai World Cup // TUMI Hosts Global Launch Event in Singapore to Unveil Women’s Asra Collection and Announce Global Ambassador, Mun Ka Young // Renewables Surge Sets Record, But Global Equity Lags // Sunshine’s Debut Features Leave Tech World Scratching Its Head // First-Ever Fortune Innovation Forum Draws Top Global Leaders to Hong Kong, Promoting Agendas On Collective Cross-Sector Advancement // Following the Money Trail: US and UK Investigate $20 Billion in USDT Transfers Tied to Sanctioned Russian Exchange // U.S. Compliance Takes Center Stage at OKX Following Industry Jitters // No running of govt from jail, says Delhi Lt Governor // Emirati Aid Reaches Ukraine as Food Shortages Bite // Emirates Post Speeds Up Deliveries for GCC with Special Day // Arvind Kejriwal Was Used By BJP In 2011 Movement To Take On The Congress // Infineon and HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering jointly develop ship electrification technology // German Job Market Resilience Bodes Well for Economic Recovery // 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Will Be The Costliest One Till Now In The Whole World // Konica Minolta is named ASEAN 2023 Market Leader in Colour Light and Mid Digital Production Printers // Experience Ultimate Shopping Freedom at 4.4 Shopee Spree: Don’t Worry, Shop Shopee! // Hope for Respite as UAE Endorses UN Plea for Gaza Truce //
HomeInvestingMutiny? Acting Attorney General Orders Justice Department Not To Defend Trump Executive Order

Mutiny? Acting Attorney General Orders Justice Department Not To Defend Trump Executive Order

In what those with a flair for the dramatic might be allowed to call “mutiny”, Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, who is the current acting Attorney General, has given orders to the Justice Department not to defend Trump’s executive order.

Her just released statement is below:

ADVERTISEMENT

On January 27, 2017, the President signed an Executive Order regarding immigrants and refugees from certain Muslim-majority countries. The order has now been challenged in a number of jurisdictions. As the Acting Attorney General, it is my ultimate responsibility to determine the position of the Department of Justice in these actions.

 

My role is different from that of the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), which, through administrations of both parties, has reviewed Executive Orders for form and legality before they are issued. OLC’s review is limited to the narrow question of whether, in OLC’s view, a proposed Executive Order is lawful on its face and properly drafted. Its review does not take account of statements made by an administration or it surrogates close in time to the issuance of an Executive Order that may bear on the order’s purpose. And importantly, it does not address whether any policy choice embodied in an Executive Order is wise or just.

 

Similarly, in litigation, DOJ Civil Division lawyers are charged with advancing reasonable legal arguments that can be made supporting an Executive Order. But my role as leader of this institution is different and broader. My responsibility is to ensure that the position of the Department of Justice is not only legally defensible, but is informed by our best view of what the law is after consideration of all the facts. In addition, I am responsible for ensuring that the positions we take in court remain consistent with this institution’s solemn obligation to always seek justice and stand for what is right. At present, I am not convinced that the defense of the Executive Order is consistent with these responsibilities nor am I convinced that the Executive Order is lawful.

 

Consequently, for as long as I am the Acting Attorney General, the Department of Justice will not present arguments in defense of the Executive Order, unless and until I become convinced that it is appropriate to do so.

While it is clear that Yates is making a purely political statement, her glaring insubordination to the Trump administration will take on a largely symbolic hue, and may be imitated by various other government agencies which still have interim or permanent democratic leadership, as is the case with every instance of political “mutiny.”

That said, Donald Trump’s response, once he realizes he may have a mini mutiny on his hands, should be interesting.

Source link

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT
Just in:
Following the Money Trail: US and UK Investigate $20 Billion in USDT Transfers Tied to Sanctioned Russian Exchange // AIA Hong Kong Wins More Than 20 Accolades at MPF Ratings MPF Awards, BENCHMARK MPF of The Year Awards and Bloomberg Businessweek Top Fund Awards // Emirates Post Speeds Up Deliveries for GCC with Special Day // German Job Market Resilience Bodes Well for Economic Recovery // Global Audience to Witness Thrill of Dubai World Cup // First-Ever Fortune Innovation Forum Draws Top Global Leaders to Hong Kong, Promoting Agendas On Collective Cross-Sector Advancement // Universal Language for Healthcare: General Authority Embraces Global Coding System // Infineon and HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering jointly develop ship electrification technology // Konica Minolta is named ASEAN 2023 Market Leader in Colour Light and Mid Digital Production Printers // Ingdan Announces 2023 Annual Results // Ajman Celebrates Conclusion of Ramadan Activities with Grand Ceremony // Experience Ultimate Shopping Freedom at 4.4 Shopee Spree: Don’t Worry, Shop Shopee! // U.S. Compliance Takes Center Stage at OKX Following Industry Jitters // Emirati Aid Reaches Ukraine as Food Shortages Bite // Superland Announced Annual Results for 2023, 2023 Net Profit Increased approximately 39.5% to approximately HK$22.2 million as Compared to the 2022 Adjusted One // No running of govt from jail, says Delhi Lt Governor // Sharpening the Focus: Sharjah Health Department Refines Evaluation Criteria for “Healthy Schools Programme” // Meta Earth Official Website Launch: The Pioneer Explorer in the Modular Public Blockchain Domain // TUMI Hosts Global Launch Event in Singapore to Unveil Women’s Asra Collection and Announce Global Ambassador, Mun Ka Young // US reiterates concern over Kejriwal arrest, Cong accounts //