Legal Opinion
Authority of the United States to Enter Settlements Limiting the Future Exercise of Executive Branch Discretion
Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel
Decided June 15, 1999Published
1Opinion of the Court
Authority of the United States to Enter Settlements Limiting the Future Exercise of Executive Branch Discretion The A ttorney G eneral m ay en ter into settlem ents that w ould lim it the future exercise o f executive b ran ch d iscretion w hen that discretion h a s been conferred upon the executive branch pursuant to statu te and there exists no independent statutory lim itation on the authority o f the executive branch to so lim it the future exercise o f that discretion. T he A ttorney G en eral’s pow er to enter into settlem ents that w ould lim it the future exercise o f discretion th at…
2Cases cited54 opinions
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- Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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