Office of Legal Counsel
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The Office of Legal Counsel is a component of the U.S. Department of Justice that provides authoritative legal advice to the President and executive branch agencies, often issuing formal opinions on complex constitutional and statutory questions.
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| instanceOf |
component of the United States Department of Justice
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legal advisory body → office → |
| advises |
Attorney General of the United States
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Executive Office of the President → President of the United States → federal executive branch agencies → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States federal executive branch
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| archivesAt |
U.S. Department of Justice website
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| country |
United States of America
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| employer |
career attorneys
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political appointee leadership → |
| field |
administrative law
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constitutional law → executive power → international law → national security law → separation of powers → statutory interpretation → |
| function |
advising on the scope of presidential authority
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interpreting federal statutes for the executive branch → interpreting the U.S. Constitution for the executive branch → issuing formal written legal opinions → providing authoritative legal advice to executive branch agencies → providing authoritative legal advice to the President → providing opinions on questions of war powers and national security → resolving legal disputes within the executive branch → reviewing executive orders and proclamations for form and legality → reviewing the constitutionality of proposed executive actions → reviewing the legality of proposed legislation affecting the executive branch → |
| hasAbbreviation |
OLC
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| hasAuthority |
to issue binding legal advice within the executive branch
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| headOfGovernmentAdvised |
President of the United States
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| headquartersLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
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| ledBy |
Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel
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| legalForm |
federal executive branch office
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| location |
Washington, D.C.
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| officeHeldByHeadOfOrganization |
Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel
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| parentOrganization |
United States Department of Justice
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| partOf |
United States Department of Justice
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| produces |
formal legal opinions
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legal advice letters → memoranda → |
| recognizedAs |
authoritative interpreter of law for the executive branch
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| subjectOf |
debates about executive power and transparency
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| subordinateTo |
Office of the Attorney General
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| usesLanguage |
English
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Referenced by (4)
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Office of the Attorney General
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United States Attorney General → |
supervises |
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Office of Legal Affairs
("Office of the Legal Counsel")
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hasPart |
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Emoluments Clause
("Office of Legal Counsel of the U.S. Department of Justice")
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