Stuart Delery had an easy time during a confirmation hearing Tuesday to become the permanent head of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Divisionin large part because of the political heat surrounding the man sitting next to him in a Capitol Hill hearing room.
Before Delery even got a chance to speak, Senate Judiciary Committee members spent more than 30 minutes discussing issues dogging the nomination of longtime prosecutor B. Todd Jones to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The agency has gone without a Senate-confirmed leader since 2006.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
