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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 Comment Period Extension on Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Cleanup, and Liability Act
St. Michael's Pharmacy; Decision and Order
By Grace Inc. Counseling Services; Decision and Order
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; Title-Recordkeeping for Partial Fills of Prescriptions
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; Title-Recordkeeping for the Transfer of Electronic Prescriptions in Schedules III-V Between Pharmacies
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Proposed New Collection Request; Title-Suspicious Order of Controlled Substances
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection, eComments Requested; Reinstatement Without Change of a Previously Approved Collection; U.S. Official Order Forms for Schedules I and II Controlled Substances; DEA Form 222
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Third Consent Decree Modification Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act