Reading Room Document
Department of Justice Authority to Represent the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in Certain Potential Suits
The Department of Justice has statutory authority to represent the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in suits that may arise from his decision to exercise his authority under the United States Housing Act of 1937 to override certain state civil service protections that would otherwise apply to employees of the Housing Authority of New Orleans. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/file/451581/download.
The OLC's Opinions
Opinions published by the OLC, including those released in response to our FOIA lawsuit