The decision means that the U.S. government will not be defending the president's executive order in the various lawsuits that have been filed against it, so long as Yates remains attorney general, a Justice Department official said.

Yates wrote that, as the leader of the Justice Department, she must ensure the department’s position is both “legally defensible” and “consistent with this institution’s solemn obligation to always seek justice and stand for what is right.
   
 
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Acting attorney general, an Obama appointee, declares Justice Department won’t defend Trump’s immigration order
The decision means that the U.S. government will not be defending the president's executive order in the various lawsuits that have been filed against it, so long as Yates remains attorney general, a Justice Department official said.

Yates wrote that, as the leader of the Justice Department, she must ensure the department’s position is both “legally defensible” and “consistent with this institution’s solemn obligation to always seek justice and stand for what is right.
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