Secretary and Salary: Attorney General Merrick Garland $221,400
Fiscal year 2022 Budget Request: $35.3 Billion
Staffing: 112,482 Employees
Mission: To enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law; to ensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic; to provide federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime; to seek just punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior; and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans.
Creation: July 1, 1870
Historical Facts:
The Judiciary Act of 1789 created the Office of the Attorney General as a part time position
September 26, 1789 - Edmund Jennings Randolph was appointed first Attorney General
July 1, 1870 - The Department of Justice is created and Benjamin Bristow is appointed the first Solicitor General
Leadership:
Attorney General: Merrick Garland
Deputy Attorney General: Lisa Monaco
Solicitor General: Elizabeth Prelogar
Associate Attorney General: Vanita Gupta
Here is a ...
Thomas Aquinas is credited as one of the greatest proponents of natural law. During his time in Cologne he was taught by Albertus Magnus. Magnus used the teachings of Aristotle in his mentorship of Thomas Aquinas.
Samuel Adams believed in American Independence from Great Britain. He is one of the most well know Son's of Liberty. On August 1, 1776 he gave a speech to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
This month this community will focus on Natural Law. What is Natural Law? How is it applied in real world situations? What are the alternatives to Natural Law? These are some of the issues that will be discussed this month.
“Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral law is written on the tablets of eternity.”
Lord Acton
