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Justice Manual § 6-6.120

Attorney General's Authority to Make Concessions

activein force · 2018-04-01 – presentas-observed

The Attorney General also has plenary authority to concede a case by dismissing a suit or abandoning its defense. Those concessions are sometimes referred to as “administrative settlements,” particularly in the context of refund suits.

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[updated April 2018]

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