United States Department of the Attorney-General

The United States Department of the Attorney-General, headed by the Attorney-General of the United States (the chief legal officer of the federal Government of the United States), is the Federal Executive department responsible for providing legal advice and representation to the federal Government of the United States.

The Department of the Attorney-General also provides legal counsel to the federal Government anytime the Union is a party or has an interest in a civil action or other legal proceeding; and also provides, upon request, interpretation of federal Law to Federal and State agencies. These interpretations, called “Attorney-General Opinions”, are binding opinions and, until and unless reversed and overturned by the federal Court of the United States, are considered the true and factual interpretation of whatever federal Law (or Laws) being questioned.

In addition, the Department is in charge of the United States Advocates-General's Office, which represents the federal Government before the Courts of the States in cases involving matters of federal Law, and in cases in which the Union is a party or has an interest. There are nineteen Advocates-General, one appointed to each State and one to the Fœderal Capital Territory.

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