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• 8/27/1963

  Documents Involving the Use of Federal Forces in the District of Columbia

  This memo transmitted a draft presidential proclamation, executive order, and letters that could be used to deploy federal forces in the event that the March on Washington became violent.

  5/16/2022

• 8/9/1963

  Memorandum Concerning the Designation of Members of the National Guard of the District of Columbia as Special Police

  This opinion concluded that the D.C. National Guard could be designated as special police in advance of the 1963 March on Washington, and explained that designation could provide members of the Guard with “additional protection” from liability.

  5/16/2022

• 7/23/1963

  Power of the United States to Conclude With the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico a Compact Which Could Be Modified Only by Mutual Consent

  The opinion determines that the United States and Puerto Rico have the legal capacity to enter into a compact with each other, despite the fact that Puerto Rico is a subdivision of the U.S. The opinion further concludes that Congress has the power to work out forms of government for Puerto Rico, including grants of self-government, which can be modified only by mutual consent. 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 https://justice.gov/olc/file/796061/download.

  7/23/1973

• 6/6/1963

  Expense of Enforcing the Desegregation Order at the University of Mississippi

  This memo, which appears to have never been formally sent to its recipient, advised the deputy attorney general that the federal government must bear the cost of federal troops and marshals used to support desegregation. The opinion’s conclusion rested on a prior attorney general opinion concluding that the federal government’s costs in enforcing the fugitive slave law could not be charged to a slaveowner.

  5/16/2022

• 6/6/1963

  Control of travel of United States citizens to Cuba

  In this memo, the OLC discussed the limitations on a law requiring a valid passport for travel to Cuba, noting that the relevant regulations did not clearly apply to citizens who first traveled to a country for which no passport was required (like Mexico or Canada) and then traveled to Cuba. The OLC advised that the “simplest” way to modify current laws would be to prohibit all travel or entry to particular countries, without any willfulness requirement.

  5/16/2022

• 5/10/1963

  Proposal that the President Accept Honorary Irish Citizenship

  This opinion holds that the honorary Irish citizenship conferred on President Kennedy falls under the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution, which prohibits any U.S. office holder from accepting any "Title, of any kind whatever," without Congressional consent. The opinion further concludes that if President Kennedy decides to accept the honorary citizenship, he must first have it deposited with the Department of State, before waiting for consenting legislation, or requesting the document after he leaves 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 https://justice.gov/olc/page/file/935746/download.

  5/10/1963

• 5/10/1963

  Proposal that the President Accept Honorary Irish Citizenship

  This opinion holds that the honorary Irish citizenship conferred on President Kennedy falls under the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution, which prohibits any U.S. office holder from accepting any "Title, of any kind whatever," without Congressional consent. The opinion further concludes that if President Kennedy decides to accept the honorary citizenship, he must first have it deposited with the Department of State, before waiting for consenting legislation, or requesting the document after he leaves 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 https://justice.gov/olc/page/file/935746/download.

  5/10/1963

• 5/10/1963

  Ordinances requiring a license, upon payment of a substantial tax, to sell Communist-made goods, and requiring publicity and placards of origin of goods

  This memo shared a news story of an Ohio merchant who was arrested for selling Communist goods without a license, and encouraged the head of the Justice Department’s civil division to follow the case.

  5/16/2022

• 5/1/1963

  Sovereign Immunity

  This memo solicited the Civil Division's views on State Department memoranda announcing that the State Department would not recognize foreign governments' immunity from execution of their property unless the underlying litigation related to "public" rather than "private" conduct.

  5/16/2022

• 10/19/1962

  Legal and Practical Consequences of a Blockade of Cuba

  The President has the power to establish a blockade of Cuba under the laws of the United States without further congressional action. A blockade may be unilaterally established by the United States under international law but its establishment may be questioned within the Organization of American States and the United Nations. In addition, such a blockade could be regarded by Cuba and other Soviet Bloc nations as an act of war. 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/file/20906/download.

  10/19/1962