You’re on Your Own: DOJ Done Providing Guidance Clarifying Federal Law
By Todd A. Cox, LDF Policy Director On Friday, November 17th, Attorney General Jeff Sessions released a memo prohibiting the Department of Justice (DOJ) from issuing guidance documents that “have the effect of adopting new regulatory requirements or amending the law.” The memo added that in the past, DOJ and other agencies have failed to make the distinction between guidance intended to