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DOJ Limits Use of Guidance Documents in Affirmative Civil Enforcement Actions

On January 25, 2018, the Associate Attorney General directed the Department of Justice not to rely on agency guidance documents–such as letters to industry, policy manuals, or handbooks–to establish a violation in affirmative civil enforcement cases (see: “Limiting Use of Agency Guidance Documents in Affirmative Civil Enforcement Cases).

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