The OLC Recess Appointment Opinion

Jack Goldsmith
Thursday, January 12, 2012, 11:14 AM
As predicted, there is (despite speculation to the contrary) an OLC recess appointment opinion.  Here it is. UPDATE:  Josh Gerstein, Charlie Savage, and John Elwood have some details and analysis. MORE:
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As predicted, there is (despite speculation to the contrary) an OLC recess appointment opinion.  Here it is. UPDATE:  Josh Gerstein, Charlie Savage, and John Elwood have some details and analysis. MORE: Michael McConnell concludes that the opinion “makes arguments that are not frivolous, but it seems to me the counterarguments are more powerful.”
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Jack Goldsmith is the Learned Hand Professor at Harvard Law School, co-founder of Lawfare, and a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Before coming to Harvard, Professor Goldsmith served as Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel from 2003-2004, and Special Counsel to the Department of Defense from 2002-2003.
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