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The above-named is currently the acting Attorney General of the United States, an Obama holdover until Sessions gets approved. She has just ordered the Justice Department not to defend Trump’s EO a.k.a. the muslim ban.
“I am responsible for ensuring that the positions we take in court remain consistent with this institution’s solemn obligation to always seek justice and stand for what is right,” Ms. Yates wrote in a letter to Justice Department lawyers. “At present, I am not convinced that the defense of the executive order is consistent with these responsibilities nor am I convinced that the executive order is lawful.”
This is a good thing, even if it probably won’t last long.