US · guidance
Justice Manual § 1-13.110
"Significant Investigations and Litigation"
USAOs and Department litigating divisions should consider the existence of the following criteria as illustrative of the types of significant investigations and litigation that must be reported:
National or statewide public official, public entity, or prominent public figure as a party, subject, target, victim, or significant witness;
High likelihood of coverage in national news media;
High likelihood of Congressional interest;
Extraordinarily large monetary liability, loss amount, or recovery at issue;
Significant implications on foreign relations; and
Novel theory of law likely to implicate significant Department interests.
History
[updated September 2024]
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- justice.gov
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- 2026-09-20
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- jm-2026-09-20
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