attorney general of the United States
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Only the attorney general of the United States, he wrote, may initiate such lawsuits; individual citizens and advocacy groups cannot.
From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2023
The appellate court found that “only the attorney general of the United States may bring suit” to enforce the key section of the act.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2023
Merrick B. Garland is attorney general of the United States.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 5, 2021
The VRA gave the attorney general of the United States authority to order federal examiners to areas with a history of discrimination.
From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021
March 5: A. Mitchell Palmer becomes attorney general of the United States.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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