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Ex Parte McCardle and the Attorney General's Duty to Defend Acts of Congress
OVER THE YEARS, Attorneys General of the United States have professed the view that their office “has a duty to defend and enforce both the Acts of Congress and the Constitution.”1 Consequently, as a general rule, Attorneys General have consistently affirmed that it is not the place of their office to declare statutes unconstitutional. When faced with a legislative act that they believe violates the Constitution, the Attorney General “can best discharge the responsibilities of his office by defending and enforcing the Act of Congress.”2 The reason