Office Of Legal Counsel
Events (124)
- May 15, 1975 and After: Investigations Probe Operation Shamrock, Lead to Passage of FISA Law 1975-05-15
- July 27, 1989: New OLC Head Embraces Unitary Executive Theory, Orders General Counsels to ‘Forcefully’ Oppose Congressional ‘Encroachments’ 1989-07-27
- September 4, 2001: Corporate Lawyer Joins Office of Legal Counsel; Will Work Extensively on National Security Issues 2001-09-04
- Shortly After September 11, 2001: ’War Council’ Sets Legal Course for White House’s Response to Terrorism 2001-09-11
- September 25, 2001: Justice Department: US Can Conduct Warrantless Surveillance against Citizens 2001-09-25
- September 25, 2001: OLC Lawyer Yoo Authorizes Warrantless Surveillance of Communications Entering and Departing US 2001-09-25
- October 4, 2001: Justice Department Issues Secret Opinion Regarding Interrogation Techniques 2001-10-04
- October 4, 2001: Bush Authorizes NSA Domestic Spying 2001-10-04
- October 23, 2001: Justice Department Memo Says Bush Has Power to Order Military Strikes inside US 2001-10-23
- November 2, 2001: DOJ Issues Legal Opinion Directly Supporting Warrantless Domestic Surveillance 2001-11-02
- November 5, 2001: Justice Department Says Deputy Attorney General Has Power to Approve Wiretaps 2001-11-05
- November 6, 2001: Justice Department Official Argues that President Has Power to Establish Military Commissions without Congressional Involvement 2001-11-06
- November 6-10, 2001: Cheney Advisers and Justice Department Lawyer Yoo Write Proposal Denying Terror Suspects Right to Courts 2001-11-06
- November 11-13, 2001: Cheney Presents Torture Memo to Bush in Private; Dodges Procedure, Law 2001-11-11
- November 15, 2001: OLC Lawyers Assert Bush Can Unilaterally Amend ABM Treaty with Russia 2001-11-15
- November 20, 2001: Justice Department Issues Secret Memo Regarding Geneva Conventions, War Crimes Act 2001-11-20
- December 21, 2001: Justice Department Issues Secret Memo Regarding Applicability of Uniform Code of Military Justice During ‘Undeclared War’ 2001-12-21
- January 11, 2002: OLC Sends Memo Regarding Authority of Government Officials, Agencies in Interpreting Treaties and International Law 2002-01-11
- January 11, 2002: Justice Department Sends Secret Memo on Geneva Conventions to White House 2002-01-11
- January 14, 2002: Justice Department Sends Secret Memo to State Department Claiming War Crimes Act Precludes Prosecution of Enemy Combatants 2002-01-14
- January 24-26, 2002: Office of Legal Counsel Sends Secret Memos on Geneva Conventions, POWs to White House and Deputy Attorney General 2002-01-24
- January 24, 2002: Justice Department Sends Secret Memo on International Law to White House 2002-01-24
- February 1, 2002: OLC Adviser Interprets Geneva Clause Regarding ‘Outrages,’ ‘Humiliating and Degrading Treatment’ of POWs 2002-02-01
- February 7, 2002: OLC Memo Supports White House Conclusion that Taliban Do Not Warrant Geneva POW Status 2002-02-07
- March 5, 2002: Justice Department Memo Addresses Habeas Corpus Provisions for Detainees 2002-03-05
- March 13, 2002: Justice Department: Bush Can Order Rendition of Detainees without Congressional Approval 2002-03-13
- April 8, 2002: Justice Department: Congress Has No Power to Interfere with President’s Wartime Powers 2002-04-08
- June 8, 2002: Justice Department: US Military Can Indefinitely Detain US Citizen without Due Process 2002-06-08
- June 27, 2002: OLC Concludes President Has Absolute Authority over All US Military Operations 2002-06-27
- July 17, 2002: Rice Authorizes CIA to Implement Interrogation Plan for Zubaida 2002-07-17
- July 22, 2002: OLC: President Not Bound by Convention against Torture 2002-07-22
- July 24, 2002: Attorney General Approves Interrogation Plan for Zubaida 2002-07-24
- August 1, 2002: OLC Chief Details Torture Techniques at CIA Request 2002-08-01
- August 1, 2002: Justice Department Determines that Waterboarding, Other Harsh Interrogation Techniques Legal 2002-08-01
- October 11, 2002: OLC Sends Secret Memo Regarding Legality of Communications Intelligence Activities 2002-10-11
- January 15-22, 2003: Navy’s General Counsel Complains about Interrogation Techniques at Guantanamo, Led to Believe Harsh Interrogations Will Stop 2003-01-15
- February 5, 2003: OLC Chief Confirmed as Federal Judge 2003-02-05
- February 6, 2003 and After: Ashcroft Refuses to Promote Yoo to Head of OLC; Goldsmith Nominated 2003-02-06
- February 7, 2003: OLC Sends Secret Memo Concerning Legal Association’s Report on Torture of US Detainees 2003-02-07
- February 25, 2003: OLC Sends Memo Regarding Use of Information Collected during Classified Foreign Intelligence Activities 2003-02-25
- March 14, 2003: OLC Sends Second Memo Regarding Use of Information Collected During Classified Foreign Intelligence Activities 2003-03-14
- March 14, 2003: Justice Department Claims Military Can Ignore Laws against Torture, Assault, Maiming, and Drugging Detainees 2003-03-14
- September 5, 2003: Justice Department Delineates Method to Appoint US Attorney for up to 330 Days without Undergoing Senate Confirmation 2003-09-05
- September 8, 2003: OLC Writes Secret Memo Regarding FOIA Request for Detainee Treatment Information 2003-09-08
- October 6, 2003: Jack Goldsmith Becomes Head of OLC; Immediately Fights to Limit Growing Power of Executive Branch 2003-10-06
- October 31, 2003: OLC Sends Secret Memo Regarding Geneva Conventions 2003-10-31
- November 18, 2003: OLC Advises Defense Department on Geneva Conventions 2003-11-18
- March 11-16, 2004: OLC Clarifies Stance on Classified Foreign Intelligence Activities 2004-03-11
- March 18, 2004: OLC Says Certain People Not Granted ‘Protected Person’ Status if Captured in Iraq 2004-03-18
- March 19, 2004: OLC: ‘Protected Persons’ Subject to Rendition from Iraq 2004-03-19