Legal Opinion
Authority of the Department of Health and Human Services to Pay for Private Counsel to Represent an Employee Before Congressional Committees
Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel
Decided January 18, 2017Published
1Opinion of the Court
(Slip Opinion) Authority of the Department of Health and Human Services to Pay for Private Counsel to Represent an Employee Before Congressional Committees The Department of Health and Human Services may pay for private counsel to represent an employee who has been subpoenaed to appear before the staff of two congressional committees for a deposition at which agency counsel is not permitted to be present. January 18, 2017 MEMORANDUM OPINION FOR THE ACTING GENERAL COUNSEL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES You have asked whether the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) may pay…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kentucky v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Larson v. Domestic and Foreign Commerce Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- TRW Inc. v. AndrewsSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- United States v. MacCollomSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States House of Representatives v. BurwellDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2016