Two items of interest today. First, the Post has an op-ed by Dawn Johnsen, who withdrew as nominee to be head of OLC after her nomination languished in front of the Senate, entitled (in the print edition) “Mending the Office of Legal Counsel.” It addresses a number of subjects, but the central thrust is to […]
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New OLC Opinion: Violence Against Women Act Covers Same-Sex Violence
My past practice of covering the release of OLC opinons has fallen by the wayside because of the press of work here at my day job, so I never got to bore you with my thoughts on the application of the Emoluments Clause to President Obama’s receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize or on DOJ’s […]
Tales of OLC Opinions Foretold
As the Washington Post is reporting today (on page A16 in the print edition), Office of Legislative Affairs AAG Ron Weich has sent a letter to Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairperson Nydia Velazquez assuring her that the information-gathering and information-sharing provisions of the PATRIOT Act do not override the preexisting confidentiality requirements of the Census Act. […]