Chief Judge Merrick Garland, with then-Vice President Biden, on March 16, 2016, in the Rose Garden. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/NLJ. Stressing 'Adherence to the Rule of Law,'' Merrick Garland Defends DOJ's Support of Trump-Era Stances
"Sometimes it means that we have to make a decision about the law that we would never have made, that we strongly disagree with as a matter of policy," Garland said.
June 09, 2021 at 03:38 PM
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Federal Government
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday defended his Justice Department's recent backing of stances in controversial litigation inherited from the Trump administration, saying he is seeking to "treat like cases alike."
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