Authority of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to Conduct Defensive Litigation

Authority of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to Conduct Defensive Litigation In general, the A ttorney General has plenary authority over the supervision and conduct of litigation to w hich the United States is a party. Courts have narrowly construed statutory grants o f litigation authority to agencies to perm it such power only when the authorizing statutes are sufficiently clear and specific to ensure that Congress intended an exception to the general rule. The litigation authority of the E qual Employment Opportunity Commission is limited to that w hich is specifically…