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DOJ Justice Manual › Title 9: Criminal › 9-138.000 - Prohibition Against Certain Persons Holding Office And Employment › Justice Manual § 9-138.180

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Any conflict with respect to litigation strategy among representatives of the Secretary of Labor and the Federal prosecutors should be submitted to the Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, for review and recommended resolution. It is the policy of the Department of Justice that, in the absence of exceptional circumstances, each party to these relief proceedings be permitted to present to the district court its views on the merits for or against relief without regard to which agency represents that party.

[updated January 2020]

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