Dec 31, 2024 · The Office 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 components of the Department of Justice.

Dec 23, 2020 · The Attorney General has directed the Office of Legal Counsel to publish selected opinions for the convenience of the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branches of the government, and of the professional bar and the general public.

Review pending legislation for constitutionality and other legal issues. Advise the Counsel to the President, Department of Justice officials, and Executive Branch agencies concerning their responses to congressional oversight inquiries.

The Department of Homeland Security may retain private counsel to assist the Department in representing itself and the Secretary in impeachment proceedings aimed at decisions or actions within the scope of the Secretary’s official duties and unaccompanied by any allegations of personal misconduct.

Jul 1, 2014 · Correspondence to the Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel, may be sent to:

Mar 2, 2009 · WASHINGTON -- The Department of Justice today released two previously undisclosed Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) memoranda and seven previously undisclosed opinions. "Americans deserve a government that operates with transparency and openness," said Attorney General Eric Holder.

Dec 12, 2024 · The Office of the General Counsel (OGC) provides legal advice on a wide variety of matters involving the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) and its employees in the performance of their official duties.

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Apr 21, 2023 · The Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, is seeking highly qualified attorneys to serve as Attorney-Advisers in Washington, D.C. The Office’s principal function is to assist the Attorney General in fulfilling the role of legal adviser to the President and Executive Branch agencies.

Jan 16, 2020 · It exercised this authority when proposing the Equal Rights Amendment and, because three-fourths of the state legislatures did not ratify before the deadline that Congress imposed, the Equal Rights Amendment has failed of adoption and …