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Department of Justice
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At a glance
Type
Cabinet departments
Removal of leadership
Removable at will
Appointed by
Secretary appointed by the President, confirmed by the Senate
Structure
Cabinet department · led by the Attorney General
Term
No fixed term
Funding
Annual appropriations
Independence
Direct presidential control
What it does
The Department of Justice enforces the nation's federal laws, prosecutes federal crimes, and represents the United States government in court. Led by the Attorney General, it oversees agencies such as the FBI, DEA, ATF, U.S. Marshals Service, and the Bureau of Prisons, and serves as the federal government's chief legal advisor and litigator.
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Where it sits
How it fits
Created by Congress under the Act to Establish the Department of Justice (ch. 150, 16 Stat. 162; codified at 28 U.S.C. § 501 et seq. (Attorney General as head, § 503)), it acts within the authority that statute grants. Its actions are subject to judicial review and to congressional oversight and funding.
Recent actions
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, Clean Water Act, and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Oveporexton in Schedule IV
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; New Collection; Global Trade & Commerce Enforcement Section Lead Intake Form
Importer of Controlled Substances Application: NSI Lab Solutions LLC
Attorney General Memorandum on Implementing English as the Official Language; Request for Information
Troy R. Lehman, D.O.; Decision and Order
Traci B. Lujan, A.P.R.N.; Decision and Order
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Rust Foundation