Legal Opinion

Proposed Changes in Operation of the Witness Protection Program

Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel

Decided December 29, 1982Published

1Opinion of the Court

Proposed Changes in Operation of the Witness Protection Program The Attorney G eneral has broad discretion in adm inistering the W itness Protection Program estab­ lished under T itle V o f the O rganized Crim e Control Act o f 1970, and his decisions in this connection are not subject to judicial review under the statute. Two proposed changes in the adm inistration o f the Program , dealing with the settlem ent o f existing debts by p ersons entering the Program and with the custody of children brought into the Program , are generally w ithin the A ttorney G eneral’s authority. However,…

2Cases cited62 opinions

  1. International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  5. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

57 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API