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Department of Justice. The office reviews and comments on the constitutionality of pending legislation. The office reviews any executive orders and substantive proclamations for legality if the president proposes them. All proposed orders of the attorney general and regulations that require the attorney general's approval are reviewed. It also performs a variety of special assignments referred by the attorney general or the deputy attorney general.
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2044:'The court's ... review of the memorandum revealed that the Department in fact never considered bringing a charge,' the panel wrote in its opinion. 'Instead, the memorandum concerned a separate decision that had gone entirely unmentioned by the government in its submissions to the court — what, if anything, to say to Congress and the public about the Mueller Report.' The panel added: 'We affirm the district court.'
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DOJ officials previously told the court that the memo should be kept from the public because it involved internal department deliberations and the advice given to Barr about whether Trump should face prosecution. But a district judge ruled that Barr was never engaged in such a process and had already
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hearing, Yates was asked whether she was aware of any past instance of an attorney general rejecting an executive order that had been approved by OLC. Yates testified that she was not aware of that ever happening, but that she was also not aware of a situation in which OLC failed to tell the attorney
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announced that the
Department of Justice would not defend the order in court. Explaining her decision, Yates stated that OLC's review assessed only whether a "proposed executive order is lawful on its face and properly drafted," not outside evidence about the order's purposes or whether the policy of
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revealed that
President Obama took the unusual step of overruling the Office of Legal Counsel's advice with respect to the legality of military action in Libya. OLC's written opinions have historically been considered binding on the executive branch, unless they are overturned by the attorney general
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in their role as legal adviser to the president and all executive branch agencies. It drafts legal opinions of the attorney general and provides its own written opinions and other advice in response to requests from the counsel to the president, the various agencies of the executive branch, and other
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enhanced interrogation techniques include hooding or blindfolding, exposure to loud music and temperature extremes, slapping, starvation, wall standing and other stress positions and, in some cases, waterboarding. In the United States, enhanced interrogation was reserved for terror suspects These
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Congress that describes the special counsel's report, are 'being written by the very same people at the very same time. The emails show not only that the authors and the recipients of the memorandum are working
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signed, a set of legal memoranda that became known as the "torture memos." These memos advised the CIA and the
Department of Defense that the president may lawfully authorize the torture of detainees (euphemistically referred to as "enhanced interrogation techniques"), including beating, binding in
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sharply criticized the
Justice Department's decision to withhold the complaint from Congress, describing the memo as having a "chilling effect on effective oversight" and being "wrong as a matter of law and policy." The inspectors general recommended the OLC memo be withdrawn or amended because it
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and proclamations proposed to be issued by the president are reviewed by OLC for form and legality, as are various other matters that require the president's formal approval. In addition to serving as, in effect, outside counsel for the other agencies of the executive branch, OLC also functions as
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Srinivasan said the memo, co-authored by
Assistant Attorney General for Legal Counsel Steven Engel and Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Edward O'Callaghan, seemed more like a "thought experiment" because Barr decided before the memo was written that Trump would not be charged with a
310:(OPR) later concluded that Yoo committed "intentional professional misconduct" in advising the CIA that it could torture detainees and that by signing Yoo's memorandum, Bybee had "acted in reckless disregard of his obligation to provide thorough, objective, and candid legal advice."
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agencies, hence the appellation "the president's law firm." OLC drafts legal opinions of the attorney general and also provides its own written opinions and oral advice in response to requests from the
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made it a division led by an assistant attorney, and named it the
Executive Adjudications Division. This name was changed to Office of Legal Counsel in an administrative order by attorney general
325:, when Democrats contended that Bradbury was in the position illegally, while Republicans argued that Democrats were using his nomination to score political points. An opinion issued by the
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Investigation into the Office of Legal
Counsel's Memoranda Concerning Issues Relating to the Central Intelligence Agency's Use of "Enhanced Interrogation Techniques" on Suspected Terrorists
445:, because then-attorney general Barr had already determined, by the time the memo was written, that DOJ would not charge Trump with a crime, making the memo akin to a "thought experiment."
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hand in hand to craft the advice that is supposedly being delivered by OLC, but that the letter to Congress is the priority, and it is getting completed first,' the judge wrote.
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general counsel for the Department of Justice itself. It reviews all proposed orders of the attorney general and all regulations requiring the attorney general's approval.
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overturned an unpublished OLC opinion that had concluded that a D.C. voting rights bill pending in Congress was unconstitutional.
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the order is "wise or just." Yates was fired later that day. Her successor as acting attorney general,
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Only one woman, Obama-appointee Virginia Seitz, has served as the confirmed head of OLC.
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Secrecy in the Sunshine Era: The Promise and Failures of U.S. Open Government Laws
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ProPublica's tracking table of both released and yet to be released OLC memos.
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441:. The D.C. Circuit held that the memo was not shielded from disclosure by the
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Friedlander, Robert A.; Boon, Kristen E.; Levie, Howard S. (2010).
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over the course of two days; the final version was signed by
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The Office of Legal Counsel was created in 1934 by an act of
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378:-majority populations). Days later, acting attorney general
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Department of Justice Office of Professional Responsibility
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In September 2019, Engel authored an OLC opinion that the
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Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States
2439:"IU professor Dawn Johnsen sworn in as counselor for DOJ"
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1975:"Justice Department releases letter approving travel ban"
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United States District Court for the District of Columbia
1879:"2 Top Lawyers Lost to Obama in Libya War Policy Debate"
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Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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concluded that his status was not a violation of the
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Released 16Apr2009 in response to FOIA suit by ACLU.
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Cohen, Zachary; Shortell, David (October 25, 2019).
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Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
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Appointed Principal Deputy AAG on January 20, 2017.
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United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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List of assistant attorneys general in charge of OLC
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
2458:"Virginia Seitz Leaves DOJ Office of Legal Counsel"
290:, subjection to deafening noise, sleep disruption,
1239:Appointed Principal Deputy AAG on March 24, 2014.
317:, a set of similar torture memos were approved by
16:Office of the United States Department of Justice
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2628:Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building
2096:Gerstein, Josh; Cheney, Kyle (August 19, 2022).
1552:"Soviet-Style 'Torture' Becomes 'Interrogation'"
370:Early in the Trump administration, OLC approved
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114:Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building
2578:Senate Armed Forces Committee Report on Torture
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1942:Almasy, Steve; Simon, Darran (March 30, 2017).
2833:Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
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1944:"A timeline of President Trump's travel bans"
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2751:Executive Office for United States Attorneys
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1000:Later became acting U.S. Solicitor General.
2871:Executive Office for United States Trustees
2742:Professional Responsibility Advisory Office
2568:The ACLU's page dealing with the OLC memos.
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2425:, Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody.
2400:United States Government Printing Office
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1530:Goitein, Elizabeth (October 18, 2016).
366:Legal challenges to the Trump travel ban
277:drafted, and assistant attorney general
2720:Executive Office for Immigration Review
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1665:Laughland, Oliver (December 9, 2014).
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680:Solicitor General of the United States
315:President George W. Bush's second term
71:Seal of the U.S. Department of Justice
2735:Office of Professional Responsibility
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2478:"Meet the Assistant Attorney General"
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2262:. September 26, 2019 . Archived from
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2079:made up his mind to not charge Trump.
2059:Mallin, Alexander (August 24, 2022).
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894:Later became U.S. Solicitor General.
805:Later nominated and confirmed to the
308:Office of Professional Responsibility
220:attorney general of the United States
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1973:Arnsdorf, Isaac (February 2, 2017).
1797:
1667:"How The CIA Tortured its Detainees"
1055:December 15, 2000; appointed to the
945:77th and 85th (until December 2020)
929:during the "Arab Spring" uprisings.
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331:Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998
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2177:United States Department of Justice
2025:Chaitin, Daniel (August 24, 2022).
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1440:United States Department of Justice
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183:United States Department of Justice
58:United States Department of Justice
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807:Supreme Court of the United States
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2705:National Institute of Corrections
2560:The Missing Memos Special Project
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2456:Mauro, Tony (February 24, 2014).
2308:Volz, Dustin (October 25, 2019).
1905:Johnson, Carrie (April 1, 2009).
1754:Presidential Nominations database
1475:Johnsen, Dawn (January 6, 2009).
1464:. New York: Frederick A. Praeger.
269:Enhanced interrogation techniques
2828:Office on Violence Against Women
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2756:United States Attorneys' Offices
2535:Federal Yellow Book: Winter 2018
2365:Naham, Matt (October 25, 2019).
1854:Government Accountability Office
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2951:Office of Legislative Affairs
2780:Office of Legislative Affairs
2730:Office of the Pardon Attorney
2566:Office of Legal Counsel Memos
1550:Shane, Scott (June 3, 2007).
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1219:Confirmed by the Senate in a
1051:August 3, 2000; confirmed by
925:Later U.S. Ambassador to the
259:George W. Bush administration
2880:Office for Access to Justice
2837:Office of Information Policy
2724:Board of Immigration Appeals
2128:Tucker, Eric (May 5, 2021).
1767:(accessed January 24, 2009).
1367:, assistant attorney general
354:attorney general Eric Holder
142:, Assistant Attorney General
7:
2931:Justice Management Division
2876:Community Relations Service
2671:Justice Management Division
2338:"Letter to Steven A. Engel"
1402:Arnold, Jason Ross (2014).
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87:; 90 years ago
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2956:Office of Justice Programs
2921:National Security Division
2823:Office of Justice Programs
2681:National Security Division
1617:Terror-Based Interrogation
1580:Cambridge University Press
1538:Brennan Center for Justice
1477:"The President's Law Firm"
1460:Huston, Luther A. (1967).
1286:Second term as acting AAG
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1759:February 1, 2016, at the
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1533:The New Era of Secret Law
1462:The Department of Justice
1436:"OFFICE OF LEGAL COUNSEL"
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2792:Special Counsel's Office
2783:Office of Public Affairs
2739:Office of Tribal Justice
1829:. CNN. December 26, 2007
1779:"Who Is Steve Bradbury?"
1292:Christopher H. Schroeder
1097:October 2003 – June 2004
233:counsel to the president
210:, issued April 3, 1953.
2941:Office of Legal Counsel
2771:Office of Legal Counsel
2649:Deputy Attorney General
2466:. National Law Journal.
2315:The Wall Street Journal
1622:Oxford University Press
718:Later appointed to the
463:should not forward the
449:Whistleblower complaint
352:or president. In 2009,
175:Office of Legal Counsel
60:Office of Legal Counsel
2946:Office of Legal Policy
2776:Office of Legal Policy
2533:Benson, Brett (2017).
2269:on September 26, 2019.
2165:O'Callaghan, Edward C.
427:obstruction of justice
181:) is an office in the
2911:Civil Rights Division
2856:Civil Rights Division
2508:"Meet the Leadership"
2443:Indiana Daily Student
2402:. 1972. p. 131.
1743:– via aclu.org.
1696:(February 19, 2010).
1173:Jonathan G. Cedarbaum
1109:The Terror Presidency
1006:Christopher Schroeder
700:Civil Rights Division
615:Franklin D. Roosevelt
600:Franklin D. Roosevelt
585:Franklin D. Roosevelt
570:Franklin D. Roosevelt
555:Franklin D. Roosevelt
540:Franklin D. Roosevelt
465:Trump–Ukraine scandal
455:Trump–Ukraine scandal
415:Mueller investigation
372:Executive Order 13769
364:Further information:
2488:on November 26, 2014
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1502:(February 6, 2006).
1053:United States Senate
795:William H. Rehnquist
623:George T. Washington
497:adding missing items
421:to attorney general
392:United States Senate
360:Trump administration
337:Obama administration
313:In May 2005, during
208:Herbert Brownell Jr.
2580:Released 22Apr2009.
2237:. September 3, 2019
2032:Washington Examiner
1911:The Washington Post
1805:Talking Points Memo
1784:Talking Points Memo
1390:White House counsel
1365:Christopher Fonzone
1337:Christopher Fonzone
1103:Later Professor at
1083:; appointed to the
780:Frank M. Wozencraft
759:from 1965 to 1966.
745:Nicholas Katzenbach
413:In March 2019, the
140:Christopher Fonzone
119:Pennsylvania Avenue
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2901:Antitrust Division
2846:Antitrust Division
2421:2008-12-07 at the
2416:John M. Harmon bio
2167:(March 24, 2019).
1884:The New York Times
1556:The New York Times
1494:Klaidman, Daniel;
1322:Gillian E. Metzger
1161:Harvard Law School
1132:Steven G. Bradbury
1105:Harvard Law School
495:; you can help by
461:Justice Department
319:Steven G. Bradbury
185:that supports the
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2967:Solicitor General
2916:Criminal Division
2701:Bureau of Prisons
2676:Criminal Division
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1570:Gross, Michael L.
1496:Stuart Taylor Jr.
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1307:Benjamin C. Mizer
1209:Virginia A. Seitz
1201:Virginia A. Seitz
1189:Caroline D. Krass
1069:2001 – March 2003
982:George H. W. Bush
965:Appointed to the
962:George H. W. Bush
942:George H. W. Bush
927:Republic of Malta
900:Charles J. Cooper
884:Theodore B. Olson
823:Ralph E. Erickson
811:Associate Justice
765:Norbert A. Schlei
737:Dwight Eisenhower
715:Dwight Eisenhower
708:Malcolm R. Wilkey
695:Dwight Eisenhower
675:Dwight Eisenhower
638:Abraham J. Harris
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