District of Columbia Attorney General Opinions
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Once the 60-day congressional review window for a DC criminal-law amendment runs out, can the U.S. Senate still kill the amendment with a late disapproval resolution?
No. Section 602(c)(2) of the Home Rule Act starts the clock on the day the Council Chairman transmits the act to the Speaker and the Senate President, not on the day either chamber notes the transmiss…
Did DC voters legally win budget autonomy through the 2012 Charter amendment, or does Congress still have to appropriate the District's local funds before the Mayor can spend them?
AG Irvin Nathan concluded that the Local Budget Autonomy Act of 2012 was a nullity. The Council and DC voters used the Charter amendment process under § 303 of the Home Rule Act to try to remove DC lo…
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