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28 U.S.C. § 517

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Interests of United States in pending suits
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Title
28 — Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Chapter
PTII/CH31
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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The Solicitor General, or any officer of the Department of Justice, may be sent by the Attorney General to any State or district in the United States to attend to the interests of the United States in a suit pending in a court of the United States, or in a court of a State, or to attend to any other interest of the United States. (Added Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 613.) Historical and Revision Notes DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large  5 U.S.C. 316.R.S. § 367.

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