United States Code

28 U.S.C. § 530B

Ethical standards for attorneys for the Government

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Bills that would change it 3

  • S 4324 Federal Prosecutorial Accountability Act Amends 530B(b) · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 7575 Prohibiting Political Prosecutions Act of 2026 Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
  • S 3874 Prohibiting Political Prosecutions Act of 2026 Amends · introduced · 119th Congress

The law today

From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-121.

(a) An attorney for the Government shall be subject to State laws and rules, and local Federal court rules, governing attorneys in each State where such attorney engages in that attorney’s duties, to the same extent and in the same manner as other attorneys in that State. (b) The Attorney General shall make and amend rules of the Department of Justice to assure compliance with this section. (c) As used in this section, the term “attorney for the Government” includes any attorney described in section 77.2(a) of part 77 of title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations and also includes any independent counsel, or employee of such a counsel, appointed under chapter 40.
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