Reading Room Document

Authority of the Acting Deputy Attorney General

This document is a memorandum from the Office of Legal Counsel to the Attorney General, outlining the extent of authority of the Acting Deputy Attorney General. It concludes that the Acting Deputy Attorney General has the authority to exercise all the powers vested in the Deputy Attorney General by statute or regulation, including the approval of settlements over $750,000 and the waiver of disqualifications under 18 U.S.C. 208. The document also presents the question of whether there are any exceptions to the Acting Deputy Attorney General's authority, particularly under 28 U.S.C. 508 and 28 C.F.R. +392.

June 16, 1988