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"Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 510 the Attorney General has delegated to the Office of Legal Counsel
responsibility for preparing the formal opinions of the Attorney General, rendering opinions to the
various federal agencies, assisting the Attorney General in the performance of his function as legal
adviser to the President, and rendering opinions to the Attorney General and the heads of the various
organizational units of the Department of Justice. 28 C.F.R. § 0.25."
The
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opinions that can be found on the OLC web site for the years 1992 - present. To find opinions
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