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Supreme Court case: Morrison v. Olson. The Attorney General enforced the independent counsel statute, which the President viewed as unconstitutional, while the Justice Department attacked its constitutionality in court.

1988-01-01 • United States

Supreme Court case INS v. Chadha, where the executive branch enforced a legislative veto it opposed in order to allow for judicial review.

1983-01-01 • United States

Supreme Court case Morrison v. Olson, where the Attorney General enforced the independent counsel statute while the Justice Department simultaneously attacked its constitutionality in court.

1988-01-01 • United States

President called the Attorney General to fire McCabe.

2017-07-26 • White House (implied)

Potential firing of the Attorney General or Rod Rosenstein.

Date unknown • White House

Deadline for the next Special Counsel's budget request.

0001-07-01 • Washington D.C.

The White House press secretary announced the President had directed the AG to request the unsealing of Epstein-related grand jury files.

2025-07-19 • White House

Roth alerts Office of the Attorney General that Epstein's counsel might try to contact them for additional review and urges them not to take calls.

2008-06-26

Evaluation of the Tison v. Arizona case arguments.

Date unknown • Courtroom (likely Supreme Court)

Department updated its Attorney General Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance to include the CVRA.

2005-01-01 • USA