Reading Room Document
Status of Certain Opinions Issued in the Aftermath of the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001
Certain propositions stated in several opinions issued by the Office of Legal Counsel in 2001—2003 respecting the allocation of authorities between the President and Congress in matters of war and national security do not reflect the current views of this Office. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/olc/file/2009-01-15-wd-911/download.
The OLC's Opinions
Opinions published by the OLC, including those released in response to our FOIA lawsuit