Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the U.S. House of Representatives

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United States House of Representatives body legal advisory body

The Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the U.S. House of Representatives is a leadership body that directs the House’s institutional legal positions and can authorize litigation on its behalf, including in major constitutional cases.

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Label	Occurrences
Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the U.S. House of Representatives canonical	2
Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States House of Representatives body ⓘ legal advisory body ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	BLAG ⓘ Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ surface form: Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group
canAuthorize	filing of amicus curiae briefs on behalf of the House of Representatives ⓘ filing of lawsuits on behalf of the House of Representatives ⓘ intervention in existing litigation on behalf of the House of Representatives ⓘ
canRetain	outside counsel to represent the House in litigation ⓘ
characteristic	bipartisan leadership structure ⓘ
composedOf	House Majority Leader ⓘ House Majority Whip ⓘ House Minority Leader ⓘ House Minority Whip ⓘ Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
decisionRule	majority vote of its members ⓘ
governs	whether the House appears as a party in federal litigation ⓘ whether the House files amicus briefs in appellate courts ⓘ
hasRole	authorizing litigation on behalf of the House of Representatives ⓘ directing the House’s institutional legal positions ⓘ representing the House’s position in constitutional litigation ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
legalAuthorityFrom	House rules ⓘ delegation of authority from the House of Representatives ⓘ
locatedIn	United States Capitol ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
membershipBasis	House party leadership ⓘ
notableCaseInvolvement	King v. Burwell ⓘ surface form: House of Representatives v. Burwell United States v. Windsor ⓘ defense of the Defense of Marriage Act in federal courts ⓘ litigation challenging aspects of the Affordable Care Act ⓘ
notRole	representing individual members of Congress in their personal capacity ⓘ representing the Executive Branch ⓘ representing the Judicial Branch ⓘ representing the United States Senate ⓘ
numberOfMembers	5 ⓘ
partOf	United States House of Representatives ⓘ
politicalComposition	includes both majority and minority party leaders ⓘ
primaryFunction	formulating and articulating the official legal positions of the House ⓘ
reportsTo	United States House of Representatives ⓘ
represents	institutional interests of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
scopeOfAuthority	institutional legal matters affecting the House as a body ⓘ
subjectArea	constitutional law ⓘ federal statutory interpretation ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ
worksWith	Office of General Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Windsor v. United States (in part) → party → Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ

United States v. Windsor → coDefendant → Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ

Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the U.S. House of Representatives → alsoKnownAs → Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group