Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel
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The Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel is the senior U.S. Department of Justice official who leads the OLC and provides authoritative legal advice to the President and executive branch agencies on complex constitutional and statutory issues.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States federal government position ⓘ |
| advises |
Cabinet departments
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President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ White House Counsel NERFINISHED ⓘ independent agencies of the executive branch ⓘ |
| appointedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| appointmentRequires | advice and consent of the United States Senate ⓘ |
| branch | executive branch of the United States government ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | AAG for OLC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Head of the Office of Legal Counsel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences |
interpretation of federal law within the executive branch
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scope of presidential power ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| leads | Office of Legal Counsel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalAuthorityBasedOn |
delegations of authority from the Attorney General
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statutes governing the Department of Justice ⓘ |
| memberOf | senior leadership of the United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| officeHoldsAuthorityOver | Office of Legal Counsel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees | preparation of legal opinions signed by the Office of Legal Counsel ⓘ |
| partOf |
Office of Legal Counsel
NERFINISHED
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United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| produces |
formal written legal opinions
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informal legal advice and memoranda ⓘ |
| rank | Assistant Attorney General ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Attorney General of the United States
NERFINISHED
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Deputy Attorney General of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiresQualification |
admission to practice law
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professional legal training ⓘ substantial experience in constitutional and public law ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
interpreting federal statutes for the executive branch
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interpreting the United States Constitution for the executive branch ⓘ providing authoritative legal advice to executive branch agencies ⓘ providing authoritative legal advice to the President of the United States ⓘ resolving legal disputes within the executive branch ⓘ reviewing the legality of certain regulations and policies ⓘ reviewing the legality of presidential proclamations ⓘ reviewing the legality of proposed executive orders ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| style | Assistant Attorney General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worksOn |
complex constitutional issues
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complex statutory interpretation issues ⓘ issues involving executive privilege ⓘ issues involving war powers and national security law ⓘ separation of powers questions ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Office of Legal Counsel
William Barr (as Attorney General of the United States)
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positionHeld
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Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel
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subject surface form:
William Barr