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    Benjamin Richard Civiletti (July 17, 1935 – October 16, 2022) was an American lawyer who served as the United States Attorney General during the Carter...
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  • Funding gaps began to lead to shutdowns in 1980, when Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti issued a legal opinion requiring it. This opinion was not consistently...
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    Flaherty served under Griffin Bell and was succeeded in office by Benjamin Civiletti. After Flaherty left the Carter administration, he supported the Ted...
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    Abscam, Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti issued "The Attorney General Guidelines for FBI Undercover Operations" ("Civiletti Undercover Guidelines")...
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    Naturalization Service during the war. In November 1979, Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti announced that INS "raids" would only take place at places of work...
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    Garland spent two years as a special assistant to U.S. attorney general Benjamin Civiletti. After the Carter administration ended in 1981, Garland entered private...
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  • gaps did not lead to government shutdowns, until Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti issued two legal opinions requiring the government be shut down when...
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    (1977–1981) 72 Griffin Bell Georgia January 26, 1977 August 16, 1979 73 Benjamin Civiletti Maryland August 16, 1979 January 19, 1981 74 William French Smith...
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  • General Benjamin Civiletti criticised the effort saying: "Why has the LEAA gotten into a campaign that is spending good money on a talking dog?" Civiletti ordered...
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    William Miller replaced Blumenthal as Secretary of the Treasury, Benjamin Civiletti took office as Attorney General, and Charles Duncan Jr. became Secretary...
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    Peter F. Flaherty April 12, 1977 December 9, 1977 Jimmy Carter 17 Benjamin Civiletti May 16, 1978 August 16, 1979 Acting Charles Ruff August 16, 1979 February...
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    President Gerald Ford Preceded by Henry E. Petersen Succeeded by Benjamin Civiletti United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania In...
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    Harold Brown (1977–1981) Attorney General Griffin Bell (1977–1979) Benjamin Civiletti (1979–1981) Secretary of the Interior Cecil Andrus (1977–1981) Secretary...
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    President Jimmy Carter Preceded by Edward H. Levi Succeeded by Benjamin R. Civiletti Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit...
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    Harold Brown (1977–1981) Attorney General Griffin Bell (1977–1979) Benjamin Civiletti (1979–1981) Secretary of the Interior Cecil Andrus (1977–1981) Secretary...
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  • requested opinions from Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti on funding gaps and the Antideficiency Act. Civiletti's first opinion said that all government...
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    graduate. Brand is now General Manager of the Philadelphia 76ers. Benjamin Civiletti, a former United States Attorney General and attorney, was born in...
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    Harold Brown (1977–1981) Attorney General Griffin Bell (1977–1979) Benjamin Civiletti (1979–1981) Secretary of the Interior Cecil Andrus (1977–1981) Secretary...
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  • regularly charge a four-digit hourly fee ($1,000 and higher) was Benjamin Civiletti in late 2005. A contingent fee, or contingency fee, is an attorney...
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    Harold Brown (1977–1981) Attorney General Griffin Bell (1977–1979) Benjamin Civiletti (1979–1981) Secretary of the Interior Cecil Andrus (1977–1981) Secretary...
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    Harold Brown (1977–1981) Attorney General Griffin Bell (1977–1979) Benjamin Civiletti (1979–1981) Secretary of the Interior Cecil Andrus (1977–1981) Secretary...
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    Harold Brown (1977–1981) Attorney General Griffin Bell (1977–1979) Benjamin Civiletti (1979–1981) Secretary of the Interior Cecil Andrus (1977–1981) Secretary...
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    Harold Brown (1977–1981) Attorney General Griffin Bell (1977–1979) Benjamin Civiletti (1979–1981) Secretary of the Interior Cecil Andrus (1977–1981) Secretary...
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    Harold Brown (1977–1981) Attorney General Griffin Bell (1977–1979) Benjamin Civiletti (1979–1981) Secretary of the Interior Cecil Andrus (1977–1981) Secretary...
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    (1983–1986) D. Lowell Jensen (1981–1983) Philip Heymann (1978–1981) Benjamin Civiletti (1977–1978) Dick Thornburgh (1975–1977) Henry E. Petersen (1972–1974)...
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    Harold Brown (1977–1981) Attorney General Griffin Bell (1977–1979) Benjamin Civiletti (1979–1981) Secretary of the Interior Cecil Andrus (1977–1981) Secretary...
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    Harold Brown (1977–1981) Attorney General Griffin Bell (1977–1979) Benjamin Civiletti (1979–1981) Secretary of the Interior Cecil Andrus (1977–1981) Secretary...
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  • during periods of expired appropriations". However, Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti overruled this on April 25, 1980, issuing an opinion that the Antideficiency...
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    Harold Brown (1977–1981) Attorney General Griffin Bell (1977–1979) Benjamin Civiletti (1979–1981) Secretary of the Interior Cecil Andrus (1977–1981) Secretary...
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    Harold Brown (1977–1981) Attorney General Griffin Bell (1977–1979) Benjamin Civiletti (1979–1981) Secretary of the Interior Cecil Andrus (1977–1981) Secretary...
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