Who Can Serve as Acting Attorney General

Brannon, Valerie C. ; Cole, Jared P.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Attorneys general;    Presidential appointments;    Law;   

RP-ID  :  LSB10217
RP-ID  :  LSB10217_2018Nov15

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the two primary arguments raised to challenge the President's decision to name Matthew Whitaker as Acting Attorney General: first, that the Vacancies Act does not apply because another statute, 28 U.S.C. § 508, provides that the Deputy Attorney General (DAG) serves as Acting AG in the event of a vacancy; and second, that the Appointments Clause prohibits Whitaker, a non-Senate-confirmed official, from serving as the head of the Department of Justice (DOJ).