The Writing on the Wall: A Proposal for Reform of the Office of Legal Counsel in the Wake of the Trump Administration's Border Wall

Authors

Sean Dalton, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Abstract

The note argues that the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) has become a tool for unchecked executive power, particularly evident in the Trump administration's use of legal justifications for controversial actions like the border wall. The author proposes that Congress has the constitutional authority to reform the OLC to ensure accountability and transparency, addressing the imbalance in separation of powers.

Disciplines

Administrative Law | Immigration Law | Law | Law and Politics | President/Executive Department

Recommended Citation

Sean Dalton, The Writing on the Wall: A Proposal for Reform of the Office of Legal Counsel in the Wake of the Trump Administration's Border Wall, 30 Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just. 165 (2023).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol30/iss1/6