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“PETITIONS, ETC.” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H4425 on June 14, 2010.
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PETITIONS, ETC.
Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions and papers were laid on the clerk's desk and referred as follows:
144. The SPEAKER presented a petition of American Bar Association, Illinois, relative to Resolution 102G urging the President and the Attorney General to assure that lawyers in the Department of Justice do not make decisions concerning investigations or proceedings based upon partisan political interests; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
145. Also, a petition of American Bar Association, Illinois, relative to Resolution 102D urging federal, state, local, and territorial courts to adopt a procedure whereby a criminal trial court shall conduct a conference with the parties to ensure that they are fully aware of their respective disclosure obligations; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
