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Douglas Neal Letter is an American attorney. He was general counsel to the
United States House of Representatives from 2018 to 2022.
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[2] He is now chief legal officer for
Brady: United Against Gun Violence .
[2] From 1978 to 2018, he was an attorney in the
United States Department of Justice , ultimately serving as director of the appellate staff for the Civil Division.
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During a 2014 hearing before a federal court in which Letter was representing the United States Government in a lawsuit brought by the
Electronic Frontier Foundation , he made headlines after providing erroneous information to judges regarding the legality of
National Security Letters .
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[6] The Justice Department later issued a written apology to the court for Letter's statement.
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Letter received his undergraduate degree from
Columbia University in 1975 and his J.D. from
UC Berkeley School of Law in 1978.
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See also
References
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b McNamara, Audrey (December 28, 2018).
"Nancy Pelosi Appoints Douglas Letter New General Counsel of the House" .
Daily Beast . Retrieved July 9, 2019 .
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Cheney, Kyle (21 January 2023).
"The House's legal lieutenant in its Trump wars speaks out — about Jan. 6 and more" . Politico . Retrieved 23 January 2023 .
^ Johnson, Carrie (March 12, 2018).
"40 Years Of Experience Walks Out The Door Of The Justice Department" .
National Public Radio . Retrieved July 9, 2019 .
^ Ruger, Todd (June 10, 2019).
"Unassuming House counsel is a key player in Trump-Congress fights" . Roll Call . Retrieved July 9, 2019 .
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c Mullin, Joe (November 13, 2014).
"DOJ admits its lawyer misled appeals court during oral argument" .
Ars Technica . Retrieved July 9, 2019 .
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b Tuccille, J.D. (November 14, 2014).
"Justice Department Lied in Court About National Security Letters" .
Reason . Retrieved July 9, 2019 .
^ Sledge, Matt (November 13, 2014).
"Government Admits 'Misstatement' In Key Surveillance Lawsuit" .
Huffington Post . Retrieved July 9, 2019 .
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"Article One Oversight and Executive Power: A Virtual Townhall with Douglas N. Letter, 75'CC, JD UC Berkeley '78" . Columbia College .
Archived from the original on 2020-07-24. Retrieved July 24, 2020 .