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Whether the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices Is Empowered to Challenge the Constitutionality of State Statutes, (1989)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Mar. 16, 1989

Whether the Office of Special Counsel for, Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices, is Empowered to Challenge the, Constitutionality of State Statutes, The statutory exemption for discrimination ... He may chal-, lenge the validity of the Hawaii law in state or federal court.

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Whether the Federal Trade Commission Has Authority to Prosecute Actions for Criminal Contempt, (1989)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Sep. 25, 1989

Pederson Letter at 1. An action for, criminal contempt is separate from the underlying civil litigation., B. The Supreme Courts decision in FTC v. Dean Foods Co., 384 U.S., 597 (1966), does not support the authority claimed by the Commission to, initiate actions for criminal contempt.

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Use of the National Guard to Support Drug Interdiction Efforts in the District of Columbia, (1989)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Apr. 04, 1989

Use of the National Guard to Support Drug, Interdiction Efforts in the District of Columbia, Use of the District of Columbia National Guard, in its militia status, to support local drug, law enforcement efforts is not prohibited by the Posse Comitatus Act. D.C. Code § 39-109.

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Use of Navy Drug-Detecting Dogs by Civilian Postal Inspectors, (1989)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Oct. 10, 1989

On March 25, 1988, your office requested our advice on whether the, Navy may authorize the U.S. Postal Inspection Service to use Navy drug-, detecting dogs, guided by Navy handlers, to identify postal packages con-, taining illegal narcotics.Posse Comitatus Act: Hearing on H.R.

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Use of Department of Defense Drug-Detecting Dogs to Aid in Civilian Law Enforcement, (1989)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Jun. 23, 1989

Lending Department of Defense drug-detecting dogs to civilian law enforcement officials, and training the officials to handle the dogs is permitted by the Posse Comitatus Act.The restrictions of 10 U S.C. § 375 are inapplicable to the Navy and the Marine Corps.

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The President's Authority to Convene the Senate, (1989)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Jul. 26, 1989

Article II, section 3 of the Constitution gives the President a broad grant of authonty to con-, vene Congress or either House of Congress on extraordinary occasions. While the Senate was con-, vened President Washington submitted a substantial number o f civil and, military nominations.

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Status of the Commission on Railroad Retirement Reform for Purposes of the Applicability of Ethics Laws, (1989)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Sep. 14, 1989

), cert, denied, 375 U.S. 817 (1963). The statutes detailed reporting provision makes no refer-, ence to the President and expressly states that the Commission is to, submit a report of its findings, conclusion, and recommendations to the, Congress, including, inter cilia, any other matters ...

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Seventh Amendment Restrictions on the Assessment of Punitive Damages, (1989)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Sep. 29, 1989

The Seventh Amendment does not prohibit federal legislation mandating that a judge assess, the amount o f punitive damages after a jury determines liability in a products liability, case.and that the Seventh Amendment does not require a jury trial for that, purpose in a civil action.

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Sequestration Exemption for the Resolution Funding Corporation, (1989)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Oct. 03, 1989

L. No. 101-73, 103 Stat. 183 (FIRREA) On August 9, 1989 , For the reasons stated, we conclude that Treasury and OMB are cor-, rect in their determination that backup payments made by Treasury to, cover interest payment obligations of Refcorp are not sequesterable, under the Balanced Budget Act.

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Scope of the Environmental Protection Agency's Discretion to Adopt Any One of Three Alternative Interpretations of the Mitchell-Conte Amendment to the Clean Air Act, (1989)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Apr. 14, 1989

, Section 107(d) deals with the designation of nonattainment areas in the, following fashion., Under the second and third interpretations, EPA would designate areas, as nonattainment designations that would impose Part D regulatory, requirements8— without first receiving lists from the states.

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Scope of Procurement Priority Accorded to the Federal Prison Industries Under 18 U.S.C. § 4124, (1989)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Nov. 08, 1989

The procurem ent priority a ccorded to products o f the Federal Prison Industries under 18, U.S.C § 4124 d o e s not include services. § 4122(b)(1) (FPI to operate prison workshops so no one pri-, vate industry bears an undue burden o f competition from the workshops, products);

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Review of Final Order in Alien Employer Sanctions Cases, (1989)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Dec. 05, 1989

The Immigration and Naturalization Service cannot appeal to the Attorney General or seek, judicial review o f a final order in an alien em ployer sanctions case under 8 U.S.C. § 1324a. The, statute also establishes an administrative scheme for prosecuting viola-, tions o f these subsections.

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Reimbursement for Detail of Judge Advocate General Corps Personnel to a United States Attorney's Office, (1989)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Jun. 27, 1989

The Economy Act requires the Department of Defense to be reimbursed for the detail of, Judge Advocate General Corps attorneys to a United States Attorneys Office. Gen. 370, 380 (1985).2, Three exceptions to the general rule against nonreimbursable details, have been recognized.

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Presidential Action on Joint Resolution Disapproving Pay Raise, (1989)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Feb. 07, 1989

, 7) after the thirty-day period has expired, the pay of Article IQ judges will, never have been increased, 3 and thus the joint resolution disapproving, the pay raise can be applied to Article III judges without reduc[ing] their, rate of pay as forbidden by section 2(a)(2)(B) of S.J.

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Prepayment Authority Under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, (1989)
United States Attorneys General Filed: May 02, 1989

Section 637 of that Act, 102 Stat. at 2264, required that REA, allocate $150 million of the remaining $500 million prepayment authority, under section 306A to borrowers in REAs telephone loan program and, $350 million to borrowers in REAs electric loan program. faster prepayments;

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Preparation of Slip Laws From Hand-Enrolled Legislation, (1989)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Nov. 29, 1989

, 99 Stat. 1962 (1985);, Thereafter, Congress does not appear to have dispensed with a printed, enrollment until 1982. At the time, NARA was unaware that these changes, were being made, and the typeset copies of the enrolled bills, which, included such changes, were processed into slip laws.

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Issuance of Passports to Aliens to Facilitate "Sting" Operation by State Department Inspector General, (1989)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Mar. 13, 1989

Issuance of Passports to Aliens to Facilitate Sting, Operation by State Department Inspector General, The Department of State has authority to issue passports to aliens for the purpose of facil-, itating a sting operation conducted by the Department of State Inspector General.

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Investigative Authority Vested in the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation, (1989)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Dec. 19, 1989

The Inspector General o f the Department o f Transportation has the same broad authority to, investigate fraud against Department programs and operations that the investigative, units transferred into the O ffice o f Inspector General possessed when the Inspector, General A ct o f 1978 becam e law.

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Intrasession Recess Appointments, (1989)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Aug. 03, 1989

The President may make appointments under the Recess Appointments Clause dunng an, intrasession recess of the Senate that is of substantial length A 33-day summer recess is, of sufficient length to permit the President to make recess appointments.Office o f Legal Counsel, Re.

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Inspector General Authority to Conduct Regulatory Investigations, (1989)
United States Attorneys General Filed: Mar. 09, 1989

The Inspector, General, however, believes that the provisions of the Act granting him, authority to conduct investigations relating to the programs of the, Department vest in him general investigative authority under these regu-, latory statutes. Hyland letter at 4.

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