What does OOLC stand for?

Office Of Legal Counsel

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Perhaps most important, Francisco and Carvin--a law graduate of George Washington University--worked for the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) under Reagan and Bush, respectively.

THESE MEN COULD KILL SARBOX

As he has made clear, the Department of Justice will not prosecute anyone who acted in good faith and within the scope of the legal guidance given by the Office of Legal Counsel regarding the interrogation of detainees," Miller said in a written statement.

Ex-CIA chiefs seek halt to interrogations probe

Yoo, part of Bush's war council and deputy attorney general in the Office of Legal Counsel from 2001 to 2003, wrote several memorandums endorsing harsh treatment.

Man convicted of terrorism free to sue over torture claims

Last week Obama blew the lid on harsh CIA terror interrogations approved by Bush by releasing four so-called "torture memos" prepared by the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel that detailed the tactics, including waterboarding as well as the use of insects and sleep deprivation.

Rice gave first torture green light: Senate report

The Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel, the highest authority in interpreting the law in the executive branch, wrote the four legal opinions, released in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by the A.

Bush administration cleared CIA use of insects to torture GITMO ...

WASHINGTON (April 7, 2009)President Barack Obama has nominated a radical pro-abortion activist, Dawn Johnsen, to one of the most important legal positions in the federal Executive Branchthe assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel (AAG-OLC).

Urge U.S. Senators to Reject Pro-Abortion Radical Dawn Johnsen, ...

The Justice Department would ultimately have to prosecute anyone accused of torture, and because Office of Legal Counsel opinions are binding and have the force of law, the memo seems to make a prosecution all but impossible.

The DEFINITION of TORTURE

The released memos were written by the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel, which is supposed to ensure policies comply with the Constitution and the law.

Torture memos of Bush years