DOJ
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Deep Dive
Judging in Secret
The Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel was once known as the “constitutional conscience” of the executive branch, but in recent years it has been known principally for green-lighting torture, mass surveillance, and extrajudicial killings.
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Press Statement
Knight Institute Comments on DOJ’s Revised Regulations Limiting the Seizure of Journalists’ Records
Says policy has deficiencies but is a foundation for further reform
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Press Statement
Newly Released Office of Legal Counsel Memos Show Evolution of Executive Privilege, 1972-1984
Opinions among hundreds published for the first time in response to Knight Institute litigation
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Press Statement
Newly Released Office of Legal Counsel Memos Shed Light on Government’s View of War Powers, 1945-1993
Opinions among hundreds published for the first time in response to Knight Institute litigation
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Press Statement
Newly Released Office of Legal Counsel Opinions from 1952-1971 Illuminate Government Policy During Civil Rights Era
Opinions among hundreds published for the first time in response to Knight Institute litigation